Markdown Syntax Guide -

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 <h2>—<h6> elements represent five levels of section headings. <h1> is for Title. <h2> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest. With numberedSubtitles param enabled, items will be numbered

H3

H4

H5

H6

H3

H4

Paragraph

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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

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae. Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.
Note that you can put a blockquote inside a blockquote

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 them out-of-the-box.

Name	Age
Bob	27
Alice	23

Inline Markdown within tables

Italics	Bold	Code	Strikethrough	Underline	Highlight
italics	bold	`code`	~~strikethrough~~	underline	highlight

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>

List Types

Ordered List

Item 1
1. Sub-item 1.1
2. Sub-item 1.2
3. Sub-item 1.3
Item 2
Item 3

Unordered List

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

Checklist

Item 1
Item 2
- Sub-item 2.1
- Sub-item 2.2
Item 3

Definition List

First Term: This is the definition of the first term.
Second Term: This is one definition of the second term.; This is another definition of the second term.

Symbols

You can use the HTML entity for whatever symbol you want to use. For example, if you want to display the copyright sign (©), you can copy and paste the HTML entity for copyright (©) into your Markdown document.

Copyright (©) — &copy;
Registered trademark (®) — &reg;
Trademark (™) — &trade;
Euro (€) — &euro;
Left arrow (←) — &larr;
Up arrow (↑) — &uarr;
Right arrow (→) — &rarr;
Down arrow (↓) — &darr;
Degree (°) — &#176;
Pi (π) — &#960;

For a complete list of available HTML entities, refer to Wikipedia’s page on HTML entities.

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

GIF is a bitmap image format.

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Xⁿ + Yⁿ = Zⁿ

Press CTRL+ALT+Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

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