Many applications use the Markdown markup syntax – Grav, Github, MatterMost, and Slack – in lieu of HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Below we cover commonly used Markdown tags.

Markdown Basics

Attribute	Code	Result
Blockquote	> Blockquote	Text   Blockquote
Blockquote with Multiple Paragraphs	> Blockquote 1   > > Blockquote 2	Text   Blockquote 1 Blockquote 2
Bold	*Bold*	Bold
Code Block	Indent each line of the block by 4+ spaces or 1 tab	<div class=”row”> <div class=”col-lg-4 col-md-4″>
Heading 1	#Heading 1	Heading 1
Heading 2	##Heading 2	Heading 2
Heading 3	###Heading 3	Heading 3
Heading 4	####Heading 4	Heading 4
Heading 5	#####Heading 5	Heading 5
Heading 6	######Heading 6	Heading 6
Horizonal Rules	Create a line of 3 or more of the following: * – _
Image	[](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/grav)
Italic	_italic_	Italic
Line Break	End a line with 2 or more spaces	Line Break
Link	[Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com “Search engine for privacy”)   Or <[email protected]>	Duck Duck Go Or [email protected]
List – Ordered	Start a line with a number – i.e. 1. Item 1	Item 1
List – Unordered	Start a line with one of the following – * +	Item 1
Paragraph	Paragraph	Paragraph

Learn more about the Markdown markup language from MarkdownGuide.org and CommonMark.org. Learn more about HTML from our basic HTML tags article.