# Markdown Syntax Guide

11 Feb 2023
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This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.

## Headings

The following HTML `<h1>`—`<h6>` elements represent six levels of section headings. `<h1>` is the highest section level while `<h6>` is the lowest.

# H1

## H2

### H3

#### H4

##### H5

###### H6

## Paragraph

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## Image

You can use the following syntax to include an image. Path of the image should be relative to the `index.md` file.

    ![Landscape](1.jpg)

You can also include image from external sources.

    ![Image](https://source.unsplash.com/random/600x400/?tech)

## Blockquotes

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a `footer` or `cite` element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

### Blockquote without attribution

> You can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote, like bold, italics, links, `code`.

### Blockquote with attribution

> Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
> — Rob Pike1

## Tables

Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports supports them out-of-the-box.

Name | Age
--- | ---
Bob | 27
Alice | 23

### Markdown within tables

Italics | Bold | Code
--- | --- | ---
italics | bold | `code`

## Code Blocks

### Code block with backticks

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
    </head>
    <body>
      <p>Test</p>
    </body>
    </html>

### Code block indented with four spaces

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
    </head>
    <body>
      <p>Test</p>
    </body>
    </html>

### Code block with Hugo’s internal highlight shortcode

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
    </head>
    <body>
      <p>Test</p>
    </body>
    </html>

### Inline code

Use the backtick to refer to a `variable` within a sentence.

## List Types

### Ordered List

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

### Unordered List

- List item
- Another item
- And another item

### Nested list

- Fruit
  - Apple
  - Orange
  - Banana
- Dairy
  - Milk
  - Cheese

## Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark

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1. The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015. ↩︎