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Horizontal Rules

To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves.


        ***
        ---
        _________________

The rendered output of all three looks identical:

Strikethrough

To strikethrough words, use two tilde symbols (~~) before and after the words.

~~The world is flat.~~ We now know that the world is round.

The rendered output looks like this:

The world is flat. We now know that the world is round.

Underline

To underline words, use two caret symbols (^^) before and after the words.

The world is flat. ^^We now know that the world is round.^^

The rendered output looks like this:

The world is flat. We now know that the world is round.

Color

You can use the <span> HTML tag to apply another color to your text. The style attribute allows you to specify the font color using a color’s name or the hexadecimal #RRGGBB code.

<span style="color:red">This text is red!</span>

The rendered output looks like this:

This text is red!

Another example:

<span style="color:#6edff6">Make this text #6edff6.</span>

Make this text #6edff6.

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, use three number signs (e.g., ### My Header).

Markdown Rendered Output
# Heading level 1

Heading level 1
## Heading level 2

Heading level 2
### Heading level 3

Heading level 3
#### Heading level 4

Heading level 4
##### Heading level 5
Heading level 5
###### Heading level 6
Heading level 6

Emphasis

You can add emphasis by making text bold or italic.

Bold

To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters.

Italic

To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase. To italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add one asterisk without spaces around the letters.

Bold and Italic

To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add three asterisks without spaces around the letters.

Markdown Rendered Output
I just love **bold text**. I just love bold text.
I just love __bold text__. I just love bold text.
Love**is**bold Loveisbold
Italicized text is the *cat's meow*. Italicized text is the cat’s meow.
Italicized text is the _cat's meow_. Italicized text is the cat’s meow.
A*cat*meow Acatmeow
This text is ***really important***. This text is really important.
This text is ___really important___. This text is really important.
This text is __*really important*__. This text is really important.
This text is **_really important_**. This text is really important.
This is really***very***important text. This is reallyveryimportant text.

Lists

You can organize items into ordered and unordered lists.

Ordered Lists

To create an ordered list, add line items with numbers followed by periods. The numbers don’t have to be in numerical order, but the list should start with the number one.

Markdown Rendered Output
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
4. Fourth item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
  4. Fourth item
1. First item
1. Second item
1. Third item
1. Fourth item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
  4. Fourth item
1. First item
8. Second item
3. Third item
5. Fourth item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
  4. Fourth item
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
    1. Indented item
    2. Indented item
4. Fourth item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
    1. Indented item
    2. Indented item
  4. Fourth item

Unordered Lists

To create an unordered list, add dashes (-), asterisks (*), or plus signs (+) in front of line items. Indent one or more items to create a nested list.

Markdown Rendered Output
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
  • Fourth item
* First item
* Second item
* Third item
* Fourth item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
  • Fourth item
+ First item
+ Second item
+ Third item
+ Fourth item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
  • Fourth item
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
    - Indented item
    - Indented item
- Fourth item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
    • Indented item
    • Indented item
  • Fourth item