Phrase Emphasis
*italic* **bold**
_italic_ __bold__
Links
Inline:
An [example](http://url.com/ "Title")
Reference-style labels (titles are optional):
An [example][id]. Then, anywhere
else in the doc, define the link:
[id]: http://example.com/ "Title"
Images
Inline (titles are optional):
Reference-style:
![alt text][id]
[id]: /url/to/img.jpg "Title"
Headers
Setext-style:
Header 1
========
Header 2
--------
atx-style (closing #'s are optional):
# Header 1 #
Lists
Ordered, without paragraphs:
1. Foo
2. Bar
Unordered, with paragraphs:
* A list item.
With multiple paragraphs.
* Bar
You can nest them:
* An unordered list item
* A nested unordered list item
* Another list item
1. The first nested ordered list item
2. A second nested ordered list item
* A nested unordered list
3. This is the last nested ordered list item
* The last unordered list item
Blockquotes
> Email-style angle brackets
> are used for blockquotes.
> > And, they can be nested.
> >
> * You can quote a list.
> * Etc.
Code Spans
`<code>` spans are delimited
by backticks.
You can include literal backticks
like `` `this` ``.
Preformatted Code Blocks
Indent every line of a code block by at least 4 spaces or 1 tab, and use a colon at the end of the preceding paragraph.
This is a normal paragraph:
This is a preformatted
code block.
Preceded by a space, the colon
disappears. :
This is a preformatted
code block.
Horizontal Rules
Three or more dashes or asterisks:
---
* * *
- - - -
Manual Line Breaks
End a line with two or more spaces:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.