Markdown is a lightweight markup language that can be used to add formatting elements to plaintext text. It describes the header, text styles, link, images, italics, bold and more.
Markdown can be used in many ways such as e-mails, to-do-list, forums like GitHub, documentation, articles, and creating a website.
Elements of Markdown
Heading (#): To create a heading add a hash sign(#) before the word. The number of hash you add determines the header level one wants. The header level is from 1 to 6. Eg ###heading3
Italics (_): To create an italics use an underscore (_) Eg. _Technical writing_
Bold(** ): To make a phrase bold use two asterisks before and after the word.
Eg Technical writing.
Link: To create a link, you add the link text in a square bracket [ ] and the link in parentheses ( ).
Eg [visit GitHub!] (github.com)
- Images: Adding an image is almost the same as adding a link, but in adding an image, an exclamation mark (!) is added first before the square bracket
Eg: [!] [ A tiger](https://octodex.github.com/images/bannekat.png)
List: There are two types of lists ordered ( the numbered list) and unordered (bullet points). To create an unordered list add asterisks as the preface (*) and for an ordered list numbers are added as the preface.
strikethrough: To create strikethrough use the symbol(~) before and after
Eg. ~technical writing~
Importance of Markdown
Diversification: Markdown is diversified because it can be used in forms of PDF, HTML, Docx and epub
Easy to read and write: Markdown writers concentrate on writing without moving to the toolbars or mouse for formatting.
No code: Markdown is easy to use because it converts plain text into HTML
Reference
https://www.knowledgehut.com/blog/web-development/what-is-markdown