Formatting Help

Learn how to format your text using simple Markdown syntax.

Basic Text Formatting

What you type:
*italic text*
What you see:
italic text
What you type:
**bold text**
What you see:
bold text
What you type:
***bold and italic***
What you see:
bold and italic

Links

What you type:
[Click here](https://example.com)
What you see:
Click here
Tip: The text in square brackets [like this] becomes the clickable link text. The URL goes in parentheses (like this) right after.

Line Breaks

What you type:
First line

Second line
What you see:
First line

Second line
Tip: Press Enter twice to create a new paragraph.

Headings

What you type:
# Large Heading
## Medium Heading
### Small Heading
What you see:

Large Heading

Medium Heading

Small Heading

Lists

What you type:
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
What you see:
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
What you type:
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
What you see:
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Quick Reference

*italic* italic
**bold** bold
[link text](url) link text
# Heading Large heading
- item Bullet point