Top "Markdown" questions

Markdown is a plain text formatting syntax designed so that it can be converted to HTML using a tool by the same name.

Markdown to create pages and table of contents?

I started to use markdown to take notes. I use marked to view my markdown notes and its beautiful. But …

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How to link to part of the same document in Markdown?

I am writing a large Markdown document and would like to place a table of contents of sorts at the …

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Highlight Bash/shell code in Markdown files

How can I highlight the Bash/shell commands in Markdown files? For example, to highlight js, I write: ```js function () { …

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What is the difference between README and README.md in GitHub projects?

I've noticed some GitHub projects have not only a README file, but also a README.md file. What is the …

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Markdown `native` text alignment

Does markdown support native text-alignment without usage html + css?

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Can I create links with 'target="_blank"' in Markdown?

Is there a way to create a link in Markdown that opens in a new window? If not, what syntax …

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How to add screenshot to READMEs in github repository?

Is it possible to place a screenshot in README file in a GitHub repository? What's the syntax?

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GitHub README.md center image

I've been looking at the markdown syntax used in GitHub for a while but except resizing an image to the …

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Cross-reference (named anchor) in markdown

Is there markdown syntax for the equivalent of: Take me to <a href="#pookie">pookie</a> ... &…

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R - Markdown avoiding package loading messages

I have been using Knitr via R-Studio, and think it is pretty neat. I have a minor issue though. When …

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