<!doctype html><htmllang=en><head><metacharset=utf-8><metahttp-equiv=x-ua-compatiblecontent="IE=edge"><metaname=viewportcontent="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no"><title>Markdown Syntax Guide - PaperMod</title><metaname=descriptioncontent="This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme."><metaname=authorcontent="Hugo Authors"><linkrel=canonicalhref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/posts/markdown-syntax/><linkhref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/css/stylesheet.min.53bb11a01b8b502a8c59ae9ad96adec99afab526cf9c58fbbb4344efab5916e0.cssintegrity="sha256-U7sRoBuLUCqMWa6a2WreyZr6tSbPnFj7u0NE76tZFuA="rel="preload stylesheet"as=style><linkrel=apple-touch-iconhref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/apple-touch-icon.png><linkrel=iconhref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/favicon.ico><metaname=generatorcontent="Hugo 0.75.1"></head><bodyclass=singleid=top><script>if(window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches){document.body.classList.add('dark');}</script><headerclass=header><navclass=nav><pclass=logo><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/>PaperMod</a></p><ulclass=menuid=menuonscroll=menu_on_scroll()><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/archives/><span>Archives</span></a></li><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/tags/><span>Tags</span></a></li><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/series/><span>Series</span></a></li></ul></nav></header><mainclass=main><articleclass=post-single><headerclass=post-header><h1class=post-title>Markdown Syntax Guide</h1><divclass=post-meta><time>March 11, 2019</time> · 3 min · Hugo Authors</div></header><divclass=toc><detailsopen><summary><divclass=details>Table of Contents</div></summary><blockquote><ul><ul><li><ahref=#headings>Headings</a></li></ul><li><ahref=#h1>H1</a><ul><li><ahref=#h2>H2</a><ul><li><ahref=#h3>H3</a><ul><li><ahref=#h4>H4</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><ahref=#paragraph>Paragraph</a></li><li><ahref=#blockquotes>Blockquotes</a><ul><ul><li><ahref=#blockquote-without-attribution>Blockquote without attribution</a></li><li><ahref=#blockquote-with-attribution>Blockquote with attribution</a></li></ul></ul></li><li><ahref=#tables>Tables</a><ul><ul><li><ahref=#inline-markdown-within-tables>Inline Markdown within tables</a></li></ul></ul></li><li><ahref=#code-blocks>Code Blocks</a><ul><ul><li><ahref=#code-block-with-backticks>Code block with backticks</a></li><li><ahref=#code-block-indented-with-four-spaces>Code block indented with four spaces</a></li><li><ahref=#code-block-with-hugos-internal-highlight-shortcode>Code block with Hugo’s internal highlight shortcode</a></li></ul></ul></li><li><ahref=#list-types>List Types</a><ul><ul><li><ahref=#ordered-list>Ordered List</a></li><li><ahref=#unordered-list>Unordered List</a></li><li><ahref=#nested-list>Nested list</a></li></ul></ul></li><li><ahref=#other-elements--abbr-sub-sup-kbd-mark>Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark</a></li></ul></li></ul></blockquote></details></div><divclass=post-content><p>This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.</p><h2id=headings>Headings</h2><p>The following HTML <code><h1></code>—<code><h6></code> elements represent six levels of section headings. <code><h1></code> is the highest section level while <code><h6></code> is the lowest.</p><h1id=h1>H1</h1><h2id=h2>H2</h2><h3id=h3>H3</h3><h4id=h4>H4</h4><h5id=h5>H5</h5><h6id=h6>H6</h6><h2id=paragraph>Paragraph</h2><p>Xerum, quo qui aut unt expliquam qui dolut labo. Aque venitatiusda cum, voluptionse latur sitiae dolessi aut parist aut dollo enim qui voluptate ma dolestendit peritin re plis aut quas inctum laceat est volestemque commosa as cus endi
<strong>Note</strong> that you can use <em>Markdown syntax</em> within a blockquote.</p></blockquote><h4id=blockquote-with-attribution>Blockquote with attribution</h4><blockquote><p>Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
— Rob Pike<supid=fnref:1><ahref=#fn:1class=footnote-refrole=doc-noteref>1</a></sup></p></blockquote><h2id=tables>Tables</h2><p>Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports supports them out-of-the-box.</p><table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Age</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bob</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Alice</td><td>23</td></tr></tbody></table><h4id=inline-markdown-within-tables>Inline Markdown within tables</h4><table><thead><tr><th>Italics</th><th>Bold</th><th>Code</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><em>italics</em></td><td><strong>bold</strong></td><td><code>code</code></td></tr></tbody></table><h2id=code-blocks>Code Blocks</h2><h4id=code-block-with-backticks>Code block with backticks</h4><divclass=highlight><prestyle=color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4><codeclass=language-htmldata-lang=html><spanstyle=color:#75715e><!doctype html></span>
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