Most Common Markdown
- Bold:
**text**
- Italic:
*text*
Strikethrough:~~text~~
- Highlight:
<mark>text</mark>
- Horizontal line:
---
Headings
In longer posts (like this one), it can also be helpful to add structure using headings:
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
Lists
Create a list by starting a line with a *
* new line of text
* new line of text
Numbered Lists
- Start numbering with a
1.
. Hit enter, and the following number appears.
Images
You can drag and drop images or click on the “Upload” icon on the toolbar. Note: when an image is uploaded, the following markdown syntax to reference the image will automatically be generated:

Quoting
To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote, then press the Quote button that pops up. Repeat for multiple quotes from different posts or users:
You can also go old school and type it: [quote="user"]quoted text[/quote]
Mentions
You can mention a person in your posts and they will be notified. (unless they have turned off this feature.) Start by typing @
and the first letter of their username.
Links
You can do links four different ways.
- You can type links within your text. For example, https://lotuselan.net is a fun website
- Use the link tool on the toolbar, for typing in a LotusElan.net and creating a link.
- Type it in with markdown:
[title](url)
- Create a onebox. Just place a link with an empty line above and below it.
Emojis
Start by typing :
and the emoji option opens up. You can also type it out :smile:
Fancy Stuff
Tables
You use the |
to separate the cells. Each line is a new row. Here is an example:
| Option | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |
| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |
| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |
Resulting in =>
Option | Description |
---|---|
data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |
engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |
ext | extension to be used for dest files. |
Spoilers
Click on the blurry area:
You create this type by [spoiler]spoiled text[/spoiler]
Hidden Text
click to expand
This is created by using the following markdown: [details="click to expand"]hidden text[/details]
This will cover the basics to advance markdown. If you have any questions, please ask.