January 21, 2022 1 minute

Markdown Essentials

The tutomd tool processes Markdown and transforms it to HTML.

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1. Markdown: the basics

Element Markdown Syntax

Heading

 
# H1
## H2
### H3

Bold

 
**bold text**

Italic

 
*italic text*

Blockquote

 
> blockquote

Ordered list

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

Unordered list

 
- First item
- Second item
- Third item

Code

 
```
Code
```

Horizontal rule

 
---

Link

 
[title](https://www.example.com)

Image

 
![alt text](image.jpg)

Read more about the Markdown syntax.

2. HTML is supported on Markdown

HTML is supported inside Markdown. You may add any HTML tag you’d like, such as YouTube iframes:

<iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/moduMHp7TKQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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3. Learn more

Check out this page for full documentation on Markdown: https://www.markdownguide.org/

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