Markdown Style Guide

Beomjun Gil

Here is a sample of some basic Markdown syntax that can be used when writing Markdown content in Astro.

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my-test-file.js
console.log('Title attribute example')
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echo "This terminal frame has no title"
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Write-Output "This one has a title!"
echo "Look ma, no frame!"
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# Without overriding, this would be a terminal frame
function Watch-Tail { Get-Content -Tail 20 -Wait $args }
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// Line 1 - targeted by line number
// Line 2
// Line 3
// Line 4 - targeted by line number
// Line 5
// Line 6
// Line 7 - targeted by range "7-8"
// Line 8 - targeted by range "7-8"
labeled-line-markers.jsx
<button
role="button"
{...props}
value={value}
className={buttonClassName}
disabled={disabled}
active={active}
>
{children &&
!active &&
(typeof children === 'string' ? <span>{children}</span> : children)}
</button>
labeled-line-markers.jsx
<button
role="button"
{...props}
value={value}
className={buttonClassName}
disabled={disabled}
active={active}
>
{children &&
!active &&
(typeof children === 'string' ? <span>{children}</span> : children)}
</button>
function thisIsJavaScript() {
// This entire block gets highlighted as JavaScript,
// and we can still add diff markers to it!
console.log('Old code to be removed')
console.log('New and shiny code!')
}
function demo() {
console.log('These are inserted and deleted marker types');
// The return statement uses the default marker type
return true;
}
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// All this boilerplate setup code will be collapsed
import { someBoilerplateEngine } from '@example/some-boilerplate'
import { evenMoreBoilerplate } from '@example/even-more-boilerplate'
const engine = someBoilerplateEngine(evenMoreBoilerplate())
// This part of the code will be visible by default
engine.doSomething(1, 2, 3, calcFn)
function calcFn() {
// You can have multiple collapsed sections
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const a = 1
const b = 2
return a + b
}

Here is a sample of some basic Markdown syntax that can be used when writing Markdown content in Astro.

Headings

The following HTML <h1><h6> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest.

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5
H6

Paragraph

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Images

Syntax

![Alt text](./full/or/relative/path/of/image)

Output

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Blockquotes

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

Blockquote without attribution

Syntax

> Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
> **Note** that you can use _Markdown syntax_ within a blockquote.

Output

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution

Syntax

> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.<br>
> <cite>— Rob Pike[^1]</cite>

Output

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
— Rob Pike1

Tables

Syntax

| Italics | Bold | Code |
| --------- | -------- | ------ |
| _italics_ | **bold** | `code` |

Output

ItalicsBoldCode
italicsboldcode

Code Blocks

Syntax

we can use 3 backticks ``` in new line and write snippet and close with 3 backticks on new line and to highlight language specific syntax, write one word of language name after first 3 backticks, for eg. html, javascript, css, markdown, typescript, txt, bash

```html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>
```

Output

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

List Types

Ordered List

Syntax

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Output

  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Unordered List

Syntax

- List item
- Another item
- And another item

Output

  • List item
  • Another item
  • And another item

Nested list

Syntax

- Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
- Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese

Output

  • Fruit
    • Apple
    • Orange
    • Banana
  • Dairy
    • Milk
    • Cheese

Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark

Syntax

<abbr title="Graphics Interchange Format">GIF</abbr> is a bitmap image format.
H<sub>2</sub>O
X<sup>n</sup> + Y<sup>n</sup> = Z<sup>n</sup>
Press <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>ALT</kbd> + <kbd>Delete</kbd> to end the session.
Most <mark>salamanders</mark> are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Output

GIF is a bitmap image format.

H2O

Xn + Yn = Zn

Press CTRL + ALT + Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Footnotes

  1. The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.