Markdown Syntax Guide
This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Eleventy content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Eleventy theme.
Headings
The following HTML <h1>—<h6> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest.
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
Paragraph
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Blockquotes
The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.
Blockquote without attribution
Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.
Blockquote with attribution
Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
— Rob Pike[^1]
[^1]: The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike's talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.
Code Blocks
Code block with backticks
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>
Code block indented with four spaces
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>
List Types
Ordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Unordered List
- List item
- Another item
- And another item
Nested list
- Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
- Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese
Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark
GIF is a bitmap image format.
H2O
Xn + Yn = Zn
Press CTRL+ALT+Delete to end the session.
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Markdown-IT syntax
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h1 Heading 8-)
h2 Heading
h3 Heading
h4 Heading
h5 Heading
h6 Heading
Horizontal Rules
Typographic replacements
Enable typographer option to see result.
(c) (C) (r) (R) (tm) (TM) (p) (P) +-
test.. test... test..... test?..... test!....
!!!!!! ???? ,, -- ---
"Smartypants, double quotes" and 'single quotes'
Emphasis
This is bold text
This is bold text
This is italic text
This is italic text
Strikethrough
Blockquotes
Blockquotes can also be nested...
...by using additional greater-than signs right next to each other...
...or with spaces between arrows.
Lists
Unordered
- Create a list by starting a line with
+,-, or* - Sub-lists are made by indenting 2 spaces:
- Marker character change forces new list start:
- Ac tristique libero volutpat at
- Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet
- Nulla volutpat aliquam velit
- Marker character change forces new list start:
- Very easy!
Ordered
-
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
-
Consectetur adipiscing elit
-
Integer molestie lorem at massa
-
You can use sequential numbers...
-
...or keep all the numbers as
1.
Start numbering with offset:
- foo
- bar
Code
Inline code
Indented code
// Some comments
line 1 of code
line 2 of code
line 3 of code
Block code "fences"
Sample text here...
Syntax highlighting
var foo = function (bar) {
return bar++;
};
console.log(foo(5));
Tables
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |
| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |
| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |
Right aligned columns
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |
| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |
| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |
Links
Autoconverted link https://github.com/nodeca/pica (enable linkify to see)
Images
Like links, Images also have a footnote style syntax
With a reference later in the document defining the URL location:
Plugins
The killer feature of markdown-it is very effective support of
syntax plugins.
Emojies
Classic markup: :wink: :crush: :cry: :tear: :laughing: :yum:
Shortcuts (emoticons): :-) :-( 8-) ;)
see how to change output with twemoji.
Subscript / Superscript
- 19^th^
- H~2~O
<ins>
++Inserted text++
<mark>
==Marked text==
Footnotes
Footnote 1 link[^first].
Footnote 2 link[^second].
Inline footnote^[Text of inline footnote] definition.
Duplicated footnote reference[^second].
[^first]: Footnote can have markup
and multiple paragraphs.
[^second]: Footnote text.
Definition lists
Term 1
: Definition 1
with lazy continuation.
Term 2 with inline markup
: Definition 2
{ some code, part of Definition 2 }
Third paragraph of definition 2.
Compact style:
Term 1
~ Definition 1
Term 2
~ Definition 2a
~ Definition 2b
Abbreviations
This is HTML abbreviation example.
It converts "HTML", but keep intact partial entries like "xxxHTMLyyy" and so on.
*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language
Custom containers
::: warning
here be dragons
:::
Tags: markdown, css, html
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