---
title: "Understanding Markdown"
description: "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..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/website-design/understanding-markdown/
date: 2019-05-29
modified: 2022-02-09
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Website Design"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Understanding Markdown

![Understanding Markdown
](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Understanding-Markdown-1024x538.png)

Many applications use the Markdown markup syntax - [Grav](/support/website/grav-backups/), Github, [MatterMost](https://mattermost.com/), and Slack - in lieu of [HyperText Markup Language (HTML)](/support/website/understanding-basic-html-tags/). 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 | [!(*/file-path/to/image.jpg* "Image Title")](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/grav) | [![Alt text for accessibility](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/grav/grav-logo.png)](/support/website/grav-backups/) |
| Italic | _italic_ | *Italic* |
| Line Break | End a line with 2 or more spaces | Line Break |
| Link | (https://duckduckgo.com "Search engine for privacy")   Or <user@domain.com> | [Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com) Or user@domain.com |
| List - Ordered | Start a line with a number - i.e. 1. Item 1 | 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](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax) and [CommonMark.org](https://commonmark.org/help/). Learn more about HTML from our [basic HTML tags article](/support/website/understanding-basic-html-tags/).