Introduction to Markdown
Categories: Web Development Markdown Breadcrumb: /web-devMaster Markdown syntax to create clean, readable, and well-structured documents for the web and code projects.
Intro to Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that lets you format text using plain characters. It’s perfect for writing clean docs, READMEs, and web content — and it works great with GitHub Pages and Jupyter Notebooks!
Basic Syntax
Headings
Use # symbols to make headers.
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
Emphasis in Markdown
*Italic* or _Italic_
**Bold** or __Bold__
***Bold and Italic***
Lists
Unordered List
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Sub-item
Challenge: Build Your About Me
Write a short bio using:
- A heading with your name
- A bullet list with your hobbies
- One bold word
# Vibha Mandayam
- Playing piano
- Reading
- Swimmming
My favorite food is **burritos**.