Formatting posts

Our portal allows the use of extended Markdown in several places.

Markdown is a simple way to format text that looks great on any device. It doesnโ€™t do anything fancy like changing the font size, color, or type โ€” just the essentials.

Inline formatting

Formatting that is applied inside a text. E.g. bold text.

Type... to Get
*Italic*Italic
**Bold**Bold
[Link](http://a.com)Link
http://a.comhttp://a.com
![](http://url/a.png)
`Inline code` with backticksInline code with backticks
:) :D ;) :P :( :O :|๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ˜

Block formatting

Blocks that need an empty line above and below in order to work.

Type... to Get
# Heading 1

Heading 1

## Heading 2

Heading 2

http://url/a.png
> Blockquote
Blockquote
* List
* List
* List
  • List
  • List
  • List
Horizontal rule:

---

```
# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
```
# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
Youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk
Vimeo link:

https://vimeo.com/741893324
Any video embed service:

[video]https://www.videourl.com/video123[/video]
| Header | Header |
|--------|--------|
| Cell       | Cell       |
| Cell       | Cell       |

Formatting tables can be tricky.
We recommend this tool.
HeaderHeader
CellCell
CellCell

Last updated: Sep 10, 2023