What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that converts plain text to HTML. It's simple to learn and widely used for documentation, README files, and blogging.

Markdown syntax

• # Heading 1 — Create headings (# to ###)
• **bold** — Make text bold
• *italic* — Make text italic
• `code` — Inline code highlighting
• - item — Create bullet lists
• [text](url) — Insert links
• > quote — Create blockquotes
• --- — Horizontal line

Common use cases

• Documentation — Write technical docs and READMEs.
• Blogging — Many platforms support Markdown for content.
• Note-taking — Organize thoughts in plain text.
• Static sites — Build websites from Markdown files.

Markdown vs HTML

Markdown is simpler and more readable in plain text. HTML is more flexible and powerful but harder to write. This editor converts Markdown to HTML instantly.