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What is Markdown?

Markdown is a plain text formatting syntax that allows you to add formatting to your literary submissions, journals, profile info, and other areas.

How do I use it?

Here are some examples of supported syntax to get you started:

Text formatting

*emphasized (italic) text*
 emphasized (italic) text 
**strongly emphasized (bold) text**
 strongly emphasized (bold) text 
> quoted text
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
— Arthur C. Clarke
 
# Several
## different
### header
#### examples

Several

different

header

examples

 
Two line breaks make a new paragraph.

Another paragraph.

Two line breaks make a new paragraph.

Another paragraph.

 
A line break
simply creates
a line break.

A line break
simply creates
a line break.

Lists

1. numbered
2. list
  1. numbered
  2. list
 
- bulleted
- list
  • bulleted
  • list

Linking

[link text](https://www.example.com/)
 link text 
<https://www.example.com/>
 https://www.example.com/

Referencing users

<~username>
 Fiz 
<!username>
 Fiz 
<!~username>
 Fiz 
<da:DeviantArt-username>
 JSA-Arts 
<fa:Fur-Affinity-username>
 fiztheancient 
<ib:Inkbunny-username>
 Kihari 
<sf:SoFurry-username>
 toumal

Escaping

`inline code`
 I told him not to use <blink>, but he wouldn’t listen. 
```
block-formatted code
```
print("Hello, world!")
 
\*uses backslashes and escapes\*
 *uses backslashes and escapes* 
&amp;&lt;&gt;&mdash;&#x1f609;
 &<>—😉

For more details, see Markdown Basics. If you’re looking for formatting not available in Markdown, try HTML. Centered text, for example, is specified using a class:

<div class="align-center">Centered text</div>

The same works with left, right, and fully justified alignments (align-left, align-right, and align-justify, respectively).