A lightweight way to format plain text. Write once, render anywhere — docs, READMEs, notes, and more.
View the cheat sheet ↓Markdown was created by John Gruber in 2004 with a simple goal: be readable as-is, without looking like it's been tagged up. A # makes a heading. Wrapping words in **double asterisks** makes them bold. That's it.
Today it's used everywhere — GitHub, Notion, Slack, and documentation sites. Once you know the syntax, you'll reach for it constantly.
Every major element with the raw syntax on the left and the rendered result on the right.
backticks for codedef hello():
print("hi")This is a blockquote.
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Alice | 95 |
| Bob | 88 |
Write markdown on the left and see it rendered instantly on the right.
Your rendered output will appear here.