Markdown Syntax Guide

Sample article showcasing basic Markdown syntax and formatting for HTML elements.

Markdown Syntax Guide

This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.

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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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§

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.

Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution§

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

Tables§

Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports supports them out-of-the-box.

NameAge
Bob27
Alice23

Inline Markdown within tables§

ItalicsBoldCode
italicsboldcode

Code Blocks§

Code block with backticks§

 1<!doctype html>
 2<html lang="en">
 3<head>
 4  <meta charset="utf-8">
 5  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
 6</head>
 7<body>
 8  <p>Test</p>
 9</body>
10</html>
html

Code block with Hugo’s internal highlight shortcode§

 1<!doctype html>
 2<html lang="en">
 3<head>
 4  <meta charset="utf-8">
 5  <title>Another Example HTML5 Document</title>
 6</head>
 7<body>
 8  <p>A looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong text</p>
 9</body>
10</html>html

List Types§

Ordered List§

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

Unordered List§

  • List item
  • Another item
  • And another item

Nested List§

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

TODO List§

  • Done
  • WIP
  • TODO

Images§

1![text](url)
markdown

Float start The starter theme integrated with the images module, which allow processing images via URL query string and fragment, such as resize, crop, fit, fill and align images.

Read more on images usage, start processing images in Markdown way.

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

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.


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

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