It’s 4.30am now. My baby girl woke me up at 4am. Now, I’m in this zombiefied state where I’m exhausted but my mind is racing, so I can’t fall asleep again.
But maybe that’s how the Universe works! Tbh I just learnt Markdown because @Coinsreporter asked how to embed a link within his text. Woah, did you know that I just always copy and paste the link here? Him finally asking my unarticulated question out loud made me stumble upon the answer: Markdown.
Here, I embarrassingly admit that I thought Markdown is this cute little feature exclusive to SN. That you learn it on the job here so as to make your posts and comments more appealing. I didn’t know Markdown is so established!
Apparently, people use Markdown to pen their thoughts in plain text files.
Also, you can use Markdown on Obsidian
My world has been expanded!
But I’m a clean slate. Aside from embedding a link and bolding something, I know nothing else. I probably can learn how to quote someone’s words if I try. What Markdown features do you normally use?
Why do you feel it better than plain old Microsoft?
Thanks, Stackers. Will now try to get some sleep before my real wake-up time 😅😂
The handful that I use most often:
You are the first Stacker I applied Quotes to haha
Well done
https://m.stacker.news/19367
You write the most concise, yet comprehensive comments!
I make a conscious effort to be concise and informative. I like to get to the point quickly and efficiently. :)
Dr. Stacker's Ultimate Markdown Guide 🚀Dr. Stacker's Ultimate Markdown Guide 🚀
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Text FormattingText Formatting
**bold text***italic text*Strikethrough:~~strikethrough~~Combine them for bold and italic using
**_bold and italic_**.ListsLists
Ordered ListOrdered List
Unordered ListUnordered List
Nested ListNested List
Links and ImagesLinks and Images
CodeCode
Inline
codewith backticks.# Block of code def hello_world(): print("Hello, Stacker News!")TablesTables
:---,:---:,---:for left, center, and right alignment.BlockquotesBlockquotes
FootnotesFootnotes
Footnotes allow you to add references or comments without cluttering the text. Here's how to create them[1].
Task ListsTask Lists
Task lists are great for tracking progress in project files or to-do lists.
Emoji SupportEmoji Support
Emojis can be added to your Markdown 😃. Use the emoji shortcode (e.g.,
:smile:) to insert them.AppendixAppendix
**bold text***italic text*~~strikethrough~~1. First item<br>2. Second item- First item<br>- Second item1. First item<br>- First nested item[OpenAI](https://www.openai.com)`code`<br> Block:```python `code` ```<br><br>> blockquote---Text with footnote[^1]<br>[^1]: Footnote text.- [x] Completed task<br>- [ ] Open task<details><br><summary>Title</summary><br>Content<br></details>### Header {#custom-id}Term<br>: Definition<span style="background-color: yellow;">Highlight</span><div style="color: red;">HTML content</div>:smile:→ 😃<figure><img src="url" alt="desc"><figcaption>Caption</figcaption></figure>This is a footnote. It can contain links, images, or even
code. ↩Omg this is a godsend. Bookmarking this, thank you
I always forgot the shortcut so why not open new tab for GitHub
Good advice, thanks
Rabbit-hole activated!
IKR!
Good morning dear friend. It's 2:30 AM in this part of the world. Still awake, just attending a typical whole night Hindu marriage of my cousin.
Thanks for mentioning.
I'm the person who believes that it always better to ask, if you don't know the way.
Wait! Did you also forward the zaps towards me?
Thank you so much. This is my first forwarded zap. And TBH 😂 I just realised it when I tried to zap this post.
That's a perfect V4V!!!!!
Obsidian is proprietary software (i.e. it's a user trap and you can't rely on it for privacy)
Use Logseq instead, if you want something similar to Obsidian. Logseq also utilises markdown (of course).
https://logseq.com/
I use quotes, code blocks, inline code , and links often.
I like markdown because it’s just plain text being interpreted by a client. Not some convoluted binary file like a Microsoft word file.
Even if someone doesn’t know how to open a markdown client, the raw text is very human readable.
Edit: also, because it’s plaintext, it’s easy to see diffs between versions.
Learning from others is a great habit. Isn't it?