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icon: simple/markdown
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# Markdown in 5min

## Introduction to Markdown Language

Markdown is a simple language to build web pages. It is easier to read and write than HTML (the language web browsers read) and so we use it to write articles and have a system called Zensical that will compile your Markdown into HTML. You can use this reference to help you write posts and pages directly in our repository where the source documents for this wiki are held. See [[docs/contributing/index]] for more and check the Zensical docs on authoring for a more complete set of markdown notations you can use with Tree.

## Headers

```text
# H1 Header
## H2 Header
### H3 Header
#### H4 Header
##### H5 Header
###### H6 Header
```

## Text formatting

```text
**bold text**
*italic text*
***bold and italic***
~~strikethrough~~
`inline code`
```

## Links and images

```text
[Link text](https://example.com)
[Link with title](https://example.com "Hover title")
![Alt text](./image.jpg)
![Image with title](./image.jpg "Image title")
```

## Lists

```yaml
Unordered:

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Nested item

Ordered:

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

## Blockquotes

```text
> This is a blockquote
> Multiple lines
>> Nested quote
```

## Code blocks

````javascript
```javascript
function hello() {
  console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```;
````

## Tables

```text
| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Row 1    | Data     | Data     |
| Row 2    | Data     | Data     |
```

## Horizontal rule

```text
---
or
***
or
___
```

## Task lists

```text
- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [ ] Another task
```

## Escaping characters

```text
Use backslash to escape: \* \_ \# \`
```

## Line breaks

```text
End a line with two spaces
to create a line break.

Or use a blank line for a new paragraph.
```