Markdown Test

July 20th, 2023 - Last updated: March 22nd, 2024

Markdown Crash Test

Benchmarking the support of Markdown with a comprehensive checklist

You're working on a project featuring Markdown?

Drop the source of this page wherever you want to test or showcase the support of Markdown, and check that every single feature is properly rendered.

Table of Contents

Basic formatting
Blockquotes
Lists
Linebreaks
Links
Code formatting
Images
Task lists
Tables
Footnotes
Definition List
Headings

Basic formatting

Bold text

Syntax:

You can mark some text as bold with **two asterisks**
or __two underscores__.

Output:

You can mark some text as bold with two asterisks or two underscores.

Italic

Use a *single asterisk* or a _single underscore_ for italic.

Output:

Use a single asterisk or a single underscore for italic.

Bold and italic

Three stars gives `***bold and italic***`

Three stars gives bold and italic

Strikethrough

Using ~~two tildes~~ will strikethrough: ~~two tildes~~

Blockquotes

Syntax:

> blockquote

Output:

blockquote

Nested blockquotes

Syntax:

> First level
>
>> Second level

Output:

First level

Second level

Markdown in blockquotes

> **Markdown** can be used *inside quotes*
>
> 1.   This is the first list item.
> 1.   This is the second list item.
>
> ~~strikethrough~~
>
> Here's some example code:
>
>     return shell_exec("echo $input | $markdown_script");

Output:

Markdown can be used inside quotes

This is the first list item.

This is the second list item.

~~strikethrough~~

Here's some example code:
return shell_exec("echo $input | $markdown_script");

Lists

Unordered list

Cant be marked with -, + or *

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

+ First item
+ Second item
+ Third item

* First item
* Second item
* Third item

Output:

First item
Second item
Third item

First item
Second item
Third item

First item
Second item
Third item

Ordered lists

Incrementation is automatic, you can simply use 1. everywhere

1. First item
1. Second item
1. Third item

Output:

First item
Second item
Third item

Nested list

- First item
- Second item
- Third item
  1. Indented item
  1. Indented item
- Fourth item

Output:

First item
Second item
Third item
1. Indented item
2. Indented item
Fourth item

Linebreaks

When you hit enter just once between two lines, both lines are joined into a single paragraph.

But, if you leave a blank line between them, they will split into two paragraphs.

Demonstration:

This text is a paragraph.
This won't be another paragraph, it will join the line above it.

This will be another paragraph, as it has a blank line above it.

Output:

This text is a paragraph. This won't be another paragraph, it will join the line above it.

This will be another paragraph, as it has a blank line above it.

Force line breaks

To force a line break, end a line with two or more whitespaces, and then type return.

This is the first line.··
Second line

Output:

This is the first line.
Second line

Horizontal lines

Can be inserted with four *, - or _

----

****

____

Output:

Links

Basic links

[Semantic description](https://roneo.org/markdown)  
<address@example.com>  
<https://roneo.org/markdown> works too. Must be used for explicit links.

Output:

Semantic description
address@example.com
https://roneo.org/markdown works too. Must be used for explicit links.

Links using text reference

[I'm a link][Reference text]

[This link] will do the same as well. It works as the identifier itself.


[reference text]: https://jamstack.club
[this link]: https://roneo.org/markdown

Output:

I'm a link

This link will do the same as well. It works as the identifier itself.

Note: The reference text is not case sensitive

Link with a title on hover

[Random text][random-identifier].
Hover the mouse over it to see the title.

Several syntaxes are accepted:
[One](https://eff.org "First site")
[Two](https://example.com 'Second site')
[Three](https://example.com (Third site))

[random-identifier]: https://roneo.org/markdown "This example has a title"

Output:

Random text. Hover the mouse over it to see the title.

Several syntaxes are accepted: One Two Three

Links with Markdown style

To emphasize links, add asterisks before and after the brackets and parentheses.

I love supporting the **[EFF](https://eff.org)**.  
This is the *[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)*.

To denote links as code, add backticks inside the brackets:

See the section on [`code`](#code).

Output:

I love supporting the EFF.
This is the Markdown Guide.
See the section on code.

Attribute a custom anchor to a heading

Anchors are automatically generated based on the heading's content. You can customize the anchor this way:

### Heading {#custom-id}

Output:

Heading

Code formatting

Inline

Wrap with single backticks to highlight as`code` → code

Codeblocks

Create a code block with three backticks ``` before and after your block of code.

Output:

sudo apt hello
cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Also possible with a tabulation or four empty spaces at the beginning of the lines:

Tabulation

sudo apt hello
echo "hi"

Four whitespaces

sudo apt hello

Let's test the wrapping of a long line:

apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test apt install test

Codeblocks with syntax highlighting

Set the language right after the first backticks (for example ```html ) to get syntax highlighting

Samples:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="fr" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage">
  <head>
  <meta charset="utf-8" />
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">

CSS

/* Comment */
.blog-post h2, h3 {
  margin-top: 1.6em;
  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
}

Bash

# Comment

if [[ ! $system =~ Linux|MacOS|BSD ]]; then
	echo "This version of bashtop does not support $system platform."

sudo apt install test

Diff

- delete
+ add
! test
# comment

Escaping with backslashes

Any ASCII punctuation character may be escaped using a single backslash.

Example:

\*this is not italic*

Output:

*this is not italic*

Markdown provides backslash escapes for the following characters:

\   backslash
`   backtick
*   asterisk
_   underscore
{}  curly braces
[]  square brackets
()  parentheses
#   hash mark
+	plus sign
-	minus sign (hyphen)
.   dot
!   exclamation mark

Images

Basic syntax

  ![Semantic description of the image](https://roneo.org/img/ok.png)

Semantic description of the image

Note: The text inside the square brackets is important!

Screen reader users get informations about the image with this attribute called ALT, for alternative text.

Including descriptive alt text helps maintain accessibility for every visitor and should always be included with an image. When you add alt text be sure to describe the content and function of the picture.
In addition to the accessibility benefits, ALT is useful for SEO. It's also displayed when, for some reason, the picture is not loaded by the browser.

Image with title and caption

![Semantic description](https://roneo.org/img/ok.png "Your title")*Your caption*

Semantic description Your caption

Clickable images

For clickable images, simply wrap the image markup into a link markup:

[![Semantic description](https://roneo.org/img/ok.png "Your title")](http://jamstack.club)

Output:

Image with an identifier

You can call the image with an identifier as we do for links

![Semantic desc.][image identifier]

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit [...]

[image identifier]: https://roneo.org/img/ok.png "Title"

Semantic desc.

Task lists

- [X] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website

Output:

[x] Write the press release
[ ] Update the website

Tables

| Syntax    | Description |
| --------- | ----------- |
| Header    | Title       |
| Paragraph | Text        |

| Syntax | Description |
| - | --- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text|

will render the same way:

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

Text alignment in tables

| Syntax    | Description |   Test Text |
| :-------- | :---------: | ----------: |
| Header    |    Title    | Here's this |
| Paragraph |    Text     |    And more |

See the way the text is aligned, depending on the position of ':'

Syntax	Description	Test Text
Header	Title	Here's this
Paragraph	Text	And more

Footnotes

Here's a sentence with a footnote[^1].
(see the result at the bottom of the page)

[^1]: This is the first footnote.

Output:

Here's a sentence with a footnote¹.
(see the result at the bottom of the page)

Long footnote

Here's a longer one.[^bignote]
(see the result at the bottom of the page)

[^bignote]: Here's one with multiple paragraphs and code.
	
	Indent paragraphs to include them in the footnote.
	
	`{ my code }`
	
	Note that you can place the footnote anywhere you want in your article

Output:

Here's a longer one.² (see the result at the bottom of the page)

Definition List

term
: definition

second term
: meaning

complex term
: long definition including **bold text**. Velit tempor cillum aute culpa pariatur enim laboris consectetur tempor. Aute elit non do ipsum. Nisi quis culpa magna esse ipsum. Ad aliquip ullamco minim cillum in ullamco.

Output:

term: definition
second term: meaning
complex term: long definition including bold text. Velit tempor cillum aute culpa pariatur enim laboris consectetur tempor. Aute elit non do ipsum. Nisi quis culpa magna esse ipsum. Ad aliquip ullamco minim cillum in ullamco.

Headings

Add ## at the beginning of a line to set as Heading.
You can use up to 6 # symbols for the corresponding Heading levels

## Heading 1
[...]

###### Heading 6

Heading 2

pedit quia voluptates atque nobis, perspiciatis deserunt perferendis, nostrum, voluptatem voluptas dolorem iure voluptatum? Accusantium a dolores dicta?Pariatur voluptates quam ut, cum aliquid eum, officiis laudantium totam suscipit, ducimus odit nobis! Corrupti, doloremque sed optio voluptatibus deserunt quas repellat eius minus quasi, ipsam unde esse sequi deleniti.

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

References

Source of this page: roneo.org/markdown
Markdown Guide - Basic Syntax
Markdown Guide - Extended Syntax
Daring Fireball: Markdown Syntax Documentation
Markdown Guide at Gitlab.com
CommonMark Spec

https://github.com/ericwbailey/markdown-test-file
https://scottspence.com/posts/writing-with-markdown
https://codingnconcepts.com/markdown/markdown-syntax/
https://codeit.suntprogramator.dev/basic-markdown-syntax/
https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax.text

This is the first footnote. ↑
Here's one with multiple paragraphs and code.

Indent paragraphs to include them in the footnote.

{ my code }

Note that you can place the footnote anywhere you want in your article ↑

Markdown Test

Markdown Crash Test

Benchmarking the support of Markdown with a comprehensive checklist

Basic formatting

Bold text

Italic

Bold and italic

~~Strikethrough~~

Blockquotes

Nested blockquotes

Markdown in blockquotes

Lists

Unordered list

Ordered lists

Nested list

Linebreaks

Force line breaks

Horizontal lines

Links

Basic links

Links using text reference

Link with a title on hover

Links with Markdown style

Attribute a custom anchor to a heading

Heading

Code formatting

Inline

Codeblocks

Codeblocks with syntax highlighting

Samples:

HTML

CSS

Bash

Diff

Escaping with backslashes

Images

Basic syntax

Image with title and caption

Clickable images

Image with an identifier

Task lists

Tables

Text alignment in tables

Footnotes

Long footnote

Definition List

Headings

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

References

Related projects

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