Using Markdown in Your Data

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Gist currently accepts the following markdown functions.

1. Bold
2. Italic
3. Paragraph Break
4. Bulleted Lists
5. Numbered Lists
6. Web Links

Let's take this example to see how to use markdown in your tabular data.

Bold:

This function lets you write in bold text. To use this function, place two asterisks(**) before and after the text.

Code:

**This is bold text**

Result:

This is bold text

Italic:

This function lets you write in bold text. To use this function, place two underscores(__) before and after the text.

Code:

__This is italic text__

Result:

__This is italic text__

Paragraph break:

This function lets you create paragraph breaks. Use two spaces after a paragraph to make a paragraph break.

Code:

This is the first paragraph.  This is the second paragraph.

Result:

This is the first paragraph.

This is the second paragraph.

Bulleted Lists:

This function lets you use bulleted lists. To use this function, start with the Asterisk sign (*) with space after it. After each list item, add two spaces to go to the next line.

Code:

This is a bulleted list:  * First Item  * Second Item  * Third Item  * Fourth Item

Result:

This is a bulleted list:

• First Item
• Second Item
• Third Item
• Fourth Item

Numbered Lists:

This function lets you create numbered lists. To use this function, start with (1.) and add a space after it. After each list item, add two spaces to go to the next line.

Code:

This is a numbered list:  1. First Item  2. Second Item  3. Third Item  4. Fourth Item

Result:

This is a numbered list:

1. First Item
2. Second Item
3. Third Item
4. Fourth Item

Web Links:

This function lets you abstract web links in the text. To use this function follow this format: [link text](https://url)

Code:

[Google](https://www.google.com)

Result:

Google