## Paragraphs ## > Paragraphs are divided by blank lines. > End a line with two or more spaces to force a mid-paragraph line break. ## Headings ## > # Top Level Heading Alternative Top Level Heading # Top Level Heading Variant # ============================= > ## 2nd Level Heading Alternative 2nd Level Heading ## 2nd Level Heading Variant ## ----------------------------- > ### 3rd Level Heading ### 3rd Level Heading Variant ### #### 4th Level Heading #### 4th Level Heading Variant #### ##### 5th Level Heading ##### 5th Level Heading Variant ##### ###### 6th Level Heading ###### 6th Level Heading Variant ###### ## Links ## > 1. **\[display text\]\(URL\)** > 2. **\[display text\]\(URL "Title"\)** > 3. **\[display text\]\(URL 'Title'\)** > 4. **\** > 5. **\[display text\]\[label\]** > 6. **\[display text\]\[\]** > 7. **\[display text\]** > 8. **\[\]\(URL\)** > With link formats 5, 6, and 7 ("reference links"), the URL is supplied > elsewhere in the document, as shown below. Link formats 6 and 7 reuse > the display text as the label. Labels are case-insensitive. The title > may be split onto the next line with optional indenting. > * **\[label\]: URL** > * **\[label\]: URL "Title"** > * **\[label\]: URL 'Title'** > * **\[label\]: URL (Title)** > If **URL** begins with "http:", "https:', "ftp:' or "mailto:", > it may optionally be written **\** (format 4). > Other **URL** formats include: > > In format 8, then the URL becomes the display text. This is useful for > hyperlinks that refer to wiki pages and check-in and ticket hashes. ## Text Style ## > * _\*italic\*_ > * *\_italic\_* > * __\*\*bold\*\*__ > * **\_\_bold\_\_** > * ___\*\*\*italic+bold\*\*\*___ > * ***\_\_\_italic+bold\_\_\_*** > * \``code`\` > The **\`code\`** construct disables HTML markup, so one can write, for > example, **\`\\`** to yield **``**. ## Lists ## > ~~~ * bullet item + bullet item - bullet item 1. numbered item 2) numbered item ~~~ > A two-level list is created by placing additional whitespace before the > **\***/**+**/**-**/**1.** of the secondary items. > ~~~ * top-level item * second-level item ~~~ ## Block Quotes ## > Begin each line of a paragraph with **>** to block quote that paragraph. > > > This paragraph is indented > > > > Double-indented paragraph ## Literal/Verbatim Text - Code Blocks ## > For inline text, you can either use \``backticks`\` or the HTML > `` tag. > > For blocks of text or code: > > 1. Indent the text using a tab character or at least four spaces. > 2. Precede the block with an HTML `
` tag and follow it with `
`. > 3. Surround the block by \`\`\` (three or more) or \~\~\~ either at the > left margin or indented no more than three spaces. The first word > on that same line (if any) is used in a “`language-WORD`” CSS style in > the HTML rendering of that code block and is intended for use by > code syntax highlighters. Thus \`\`\`c would mark a block of code > in the C programming language. Text to be rendered inside the code block > should therefore start on the next line, not be cuddled up with the > backticks or tildes. See the "Diagrams" section below for the case where > "`language-WORD`" is "pikchr". > With the standard skins, verbatim text is rendered in a fixed-width font, > but that is purely a presentation matter, controlled by the skin’s CSS. ## Tables ## > | Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 | ---------------------------------------------- | Row 1 Col 1 | Row 1 Col 2 | Row 1 Col 3 | |:Left-aligned |:Centered :| Right-aligned:| | | ← Blank → | | | Row 4 Col 1 | Row 4 Col 2 | Row 4 Col 3 | > The first row is a header if followed by a horizontal rule or a blank line. > Placing **:** at the left, both, or right sides of a cell gives left-aligned, > centered, or right-aligned text, respectively. By default, header cells are > centered, and body cells are left-aligned. > The leftmost or rightmost **\|** is required only if the first or last column, > respectively, contains at least one blank cell. ## Diagrams ## > ~~~~~ ~~~ pikchr oval "Start" fit; arrow; box "Hello, World!" fit; arrow; oval "Done" fit ~~~ ~~~~~ > Formatted using [Pikchr](https://pikchr.org/home), resulting in: > ~~~ pikchr oval "Start" fit; arrow; box "Hello, World!" fit; arrow; oval "Done" fit ~~~ ## Footnotes ## > Footnotes (or "endnotes") is a Fossil extension of classical Markdown. > Fossil's syntax for footnotes is similar to links and > is distinguished by the use of character **^** > that *immediately* follows an opening bracket. > 1. **\(^** footnote's text **)** > 2. **\[** fragment of text **]\(^** a comment about that fragment **\)** > 3. **\[^** label **\]** > 4. **\[** fragment of text **\]\[^** label **\]** > 5. **\[** fragment of text **\]\[^\]** > With formats 1 and 2 ("inline footnotes") text of a footnote is provided > in the place where the corresponding numeric mark will be rendered. > With formats 3, 4, and 5 ("reference footnotes") text of a footnote > is supplied elsewhere in the document, as shown below. > Formats 2, 4 and 5 ("span-specific footnotes") mark a specific fragment > that is being commented in the footnote. > Format 5 reuses a fragment of text as a label. > Labels are case-insensitive. > ``` > [^label]: Footnote definition must start on the first column. > The second line (if any) must be indented by two or more spaces. > Definition continues until indentation drops below that of the 2nd line. >``` > Character **^** is not part of a label, it is part of the syntax. > Both a footnote's text and a fragment to which a footnote applies > are subject to further interpretation as Markdown sources. ## Miscellaneous ## > * In-line images are made using **\!\[alt-text\]\(image-URL\)**. > * Use HTML for advanced formatting such as forms, noting that certain > tags are [disallowed in some contexts](/help?cmd=safe-html). > * **\** are supported. > * Escape special characters (ex: **\[** **\(** **\|** **\***) > using backslash (ex: **\\\[** **\\\(** **\\\|** **\\\***). > * A line consisting of **---**, **\*\*\***, or **\_\_\_** is a horizontal > rule. Spaces and extra **-**/**\***/**_** are allowed. > * Paragraphs enclosed in **\...\** is passed through unchanged. > * See [daringfireball.net][] for additional information. > * See this page's [Markdown source](/md_rules?txt=1) for more examples. ## Special Features For Fossil ## > * In hyperlinks, if the URL begins with **/** then the root of the Fossil > repository is prepended. This allows for repository-relative hyperlinks. > * For documents that begin with a top-level heading (ex: **# heading #**), > the heading is omitted from the body of the document and becomes the > document title displayed at the top of the Fossil page. [daringfireball.net]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax ## Interwiki Tag [Map](/intermap)