This is how you would style with markdown.

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

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Media

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.

Big Image

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

Small Image

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore.

Labore et dolore.

List Types

Definition List

Definition List Title : This is a definition list division.

Definition : An exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something: our definition of what constitutes poetry.

Ordered List

1. List Item 1

2. List Item 2

   1. Nested list item A
   2. Nested list item B
3. List Item 3

Unordered List

• List Item 1

• List Item 2

  • Nested list item A
  • Nested list item B
• List Item 3

Table

Preformatted Text

Typographically, preformatted text is not the same thing as code. Sometimes, a faithful execution of the text requires preformatted text that may not have anything to do with code. Most browsers use Courier and that’s a good default — with one slight adjustment, Courier 10 Pitch over regular Courier for Linux users.

Code

Code can be presented inline, like <?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>, or using jekyll’s highlight filter to highlight a block of code. Because we have more specific typographic needs for code, we’ll specify Consolas and Monaco ahead of the browser-defined monospace font.

#container {
    float: left;
    margin: 0 -240px 0 0;
    width: 100%;
}

Blockquotes

Let’s keep it simple. Italics are good to help set it off from the body text. Be sure to style the citation.

Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you’d like to hear it I can sing it for you. — HAL 9000

And here’s a bit of trailing text.

Text-level semantics

HTML elements

The a element example
The abbr element and abbr element with title examples
The b element example
The cite element example
The code element example
The del element example
The dfn element and dfn element with title examples
The em element example
The i element example
The ins element example
The kbd element example
The mark element example
The q element inside a q element example
The s element example
The samp element example
The small element example
The span element example
The strong element example
The _{sub element} example
The ^{sup element} example
The var element example
The u element example

Embeds

Sometimes all you want to do is embed a little love from another location and set your post alive.

Video

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Slides

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Audio

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Code

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See the Pen Simple Rotating Spinner by Rob Glazebrook (@rglazebrook) on CodePen.

Isn’t it beautiful.

At the bottom of the editor, you’ll find a toolbar with basic formatting options to help you get started as easily as possible. You’ll also notice that there’s a ? icon, which contains more advanced shortcuts.

For now, though, let’s run you through some of the basics. You’ll want to make sure you’re editing this post in order to see all the Markdown we’ve used.

Formatting text

The most common shortcuts are of course, bold text, italic text, and hyperlinks. These generally make up the bulk of any document. You can type the characters out, but you can also use keyboard shortcuts.

• CMD/Ctrl + B for Bold
• CMD/Ctrl + I for Italic
• CMD/Ctrl + K for a Link
• CMD/Ctrl + H for a Heading (Press multiple times for h2/h3/h4/etc)

With just a couple of extra characters here and there, you’re well on your way to creating a beautifully formatted story.

Inserting images

Images in Markdown look just the same as links, except they’re prefixed with an exclamation mark, like this:

![Image description](/path/to/image.jpg)

Making lists

Lists in HTML are a formatting nightmare, but in Markdown they become an absolute breeze with just a couple of characters and a bit of smart automation. For numbered lists, just write out the numbers. For bullet lists, just use * or - or +. Like this:

1. Crack the eggs over a bowl
2. Whisk them together
3. Make an omelette

or

• Remember to buy milk
• Feed the cat
• Come up with idea for next story

Adding quotes

When you want to pull out a particularly good excerpt in the middle of a piece, you can use > at the beginning of a paragraph to turn it into a Blockquote. You might’ve seen this formatting before in email clients.

A well placed quote guides a reader through a story, helping them to understand the most important points being made

All themes handles blockquotes slightly differently. Sometimes they’ll look better kept shorter, while other times you can quote fairly hefty amounts of text and get away with it. Generally, the safest option is to use blockquotes sparingly.

Dividing things up

If you’re writing a piece in parts and you just feel like you need to divide a couple of sections distinctly from each other, a horizontal rule might be just what you need. Dropping --- on a new line will create a sleek divider, anywhere you want it.