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<strong>Note</strong> that you can use <em>Markdown syntax</em> within a blockquote.</p></blockquote><h4id=blockquote-with-attribution>Blockquote with attribution<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#blockquote-with-attribution>#</a></h4><blockquote><p>Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.</p><p>— <cite>Rob Pike<supid=fnref:1><ahref=#fn:1class=footnote-refrole=doc-noteref>1</a></sup></cite></p></blockquote><h2id=tables>Tables<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#tables>#</a></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<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#inline-markdown-within-tables>#</a></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<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#code-blocks>#</a></h2><h4id=code-block-with-backticks>Code block with backticks<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#code-block-with-backticks>#</a></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>
</code></pre></div><h4id=code-block-indented-with-four-spaces>Code block indented with four spaces<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#code-block-indented-with-four-spaces>#</a></h4><pre><code><!doctype html>
</<spanstyle=color:#f92672>html</span>></code></pre></div><h4id=gist>Gist<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#gist>#</a></h4><scripttype=application/javascriptsrc=https://gist.github.com/spf13/7896402.js></script><h2id=list-types>List Types<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#list-types>#</a></h2><h4id=ordered-list>Ordered List<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#ordered-list>#</a></h4><ol><li>First item</li><li>Second item</li><li>Third item</li></ol><h4id=unordered-list>Unordered List<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#unordered-list>#</a></h4><ul><li>List item</li><li>Another item</li><li>And another item</li></ul><h4id=nested-list>Nested list<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#nested-list>#</a></h4><ul><li>Fruit<ul><li>Apple</li><li>Orange</li><li>Banana</li></ul></li><li>Dairy<ul><li>Milk</li><li>Cheese</li></ul></li></ul><h2id=other-elements--abbr-sub-sup-kbd-mark>Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark<ahiddenclass=anchoraria-hidden=truehref=#other-elements--abbr-sub-sup-kbd-mark>#</a></h2><p><abbrtitle="Graphics Interchange Format">GIF</abbr> is a bitmap image format.</p><p>H<sub>2</sub>O</p><p>X<sup>n</sup> + Y<sup>n</sup> = Z<sup>n</sup></p><p>Press <kbd><kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>ALT</kbd>+<kbd>Delete</kbd></kbd> to end the session.</p><p>Most <mark>salamanders</mark> are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.</p><sectionclass=footnotesrole=doc-endnotes><hr><ol><liid=fn:1role=doc-endnote><p>The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s <ahref="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAkCSZUG1c">talk</a> during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015. <ahref=#fnref:1class=footnote-backrefrole=doc-backlink>↩︎</a></p></li></ol></section></div><footerclass=post-footer><ulclass=post-tags><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/tags/markdown/>markdown</a></li><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/tags/css/>css</a></li><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/tags/html/>html</a></li><li><ahref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/tags/themes/>themes</a></li></ul><navclass=paginav><aclass=prevhref=https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/posts/papermod/papermod-variables/><spanclass=title>« Prev Page</span><br><span>Variables | Front Matter</span></a>
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