Markdown Style Guide

January 01, 1970

Here is a sample of some basic Markdown syntax that can be used when writing Markdown content in Astro.

Headings

The following HTML <h1><h6> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest.

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5
H6

Paragraph

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Images

Syntax

![alt text](https://placehold.co/600x300 "Image caption")

Output

alt text
Image caption

Callouts

Some callouts have the same styling just with different semantics. Below is the grouping of callouts with similar styles.

  • info
  • todo
  • abstract, summary, tldr
  • tip, hint, important
  • success, done, check
  • question, help, faq
  • warning, caution, attention
  • failure, fail, missing
  • danger, error
  • bug
  • example
  • quote, cite

Just replace note with the callout type listed above.

> [!note] info callout
> body here
info callout

body here

todo callout

body here

abstract, summary, tldr callout

body here

tip, hint, important callout

body here

success, done, check callout

body here

question, help, faq callout

body here

warning, caution, attention callout

body here

failure, fail, missing callout

body here

danger, error callout

body here

bug callout

body here

example callout

body here

quote, cite callout

body here

Source ↗️

Blockquotes

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

Blockquote without attribution

Syntax

> Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
> **Note** that you can use _Markdown syntax_ within a blockquote.

Output

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae. Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution

Syntax

> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.<br />
> <cite>Rob Pike[^1]</cite>

Output

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
Rob Pike1

Tables

Syntax

| Italics | Bold | Code |
| --------- | -------- | ------ |
| _italics_ | **bold** | `code` |

Output

ItalicsBoldCode
italicsboldcode

This is a link to google ↗️

This is a link to the blog page

Code Blocks

Syntax

we can use 3 backticks ``` in new line and write snippet and close with 3 backticks on new line and to highlight language specific syntax, write one word of language name after first 3 backticks, for eg. html, javascript, css, markdown, typescript, txt, bash

```html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>
```

Output

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

Using expressive code

This is using expressive-code

```js title="line-markers.js" del={2} ins={3-4} {6}
function demo() {
console.log('this line is marked as deleted')
// This line and the next one are marked as inserted
console.log('this is the second inserted line')
return 'this line uses the neutral default marker type'
}
```

line-markers.js
function demo() {
console.log('this line is marked as deleted')
// This line and the next one are marked as inserted
console.log('this is the second inserted line')
return 'this line uses the neutral default marker type'
}

List Types

Ordered List

Syntax

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Output

  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Unordered List

Syntax

- List item
- Another item
- And another item

Output

  • List item
  • Another item
  • And another item

Nested list

Syntax

- Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
- Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese

Output

  • Fruit
    • Apple
    • Orange
    • Banana
  • Dairy
    • Milk
    • Cheese

Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark

Syntax

<abbr title="Graphics Interchange Format">GIF</abbr> is a bitmap image format.
H<sub>2</sub>O
X<sup>n</sup> + Y<sup>n</sup> = Z<sup>n</sup>
Press <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>ALT</kbd> + <kbd>Delete</kbd> to end the session.
Most <mark>salamanders</mark> are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Output

GIF is a bitmap image format.

H2O

Xn + Yn = Zn

Press CTRL + ALT + Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Footnotes

  1. The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk ↗️ during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.