Overview

Nearly all Markdown applications support the basic syntax outlined in the original Markdown design document. There are minor variations and discrepancies between Markdown processors — those are noted inline wherever possible.

Headings

To create a heading, add number signs (#) in front of a word or phrase. The number of number signs you use should correspond to the heading level. For example, to create a heading level three (<h3>), use three number signs (e.g., ### My Header).

Markdown HTML Rendered Output

Heading level 1 <h1>Heading level 1</h1>

Heading level 2 <h2>Heading level 2</h2>

Heading level 3 <h3>Heading level 3</h3>

Heading level 4 <h4>Heading level 4</h4>

Heading level 5 <h5>Heading level 5</h5>

Heading level 6 <h6>Heading level 6</h6>