[VarHowto Editor]

Markdown is a tool to write rich text without writing verbose HTML code.

It is enabled in comments, forum posts and replies.

Here is a quick reference table:

	Markdown	Processed
Emphasis	*Emphasize* _emphasize_ **Strong** __Strong__	Emphasize Strong
Inline Links	A [link](http://example.com "Title"). Most browsers show the title text when hovering over a link.	A link.
Referenced Links	Some text with [a link][1] and another [link][2]. [1]: http://example.com/ "Title" [2]: http://example.org/ "Title" The reference section can be anywhere in the text	Some text with a link and another link.
Inline Images	Logo:  The “Alt” text (alternative text) makes images accessible to visually impaired	Logo:
Referenced Images	Smaller logo: ![Alt][1] [1]: /wp-smaller.png "Title"	Smaller logo:
Linked Images	Linked logo: [] (http://wordpress.com/ "Title")	Linked logo:
Bullet Lists	* Item * Item - Item - Item	Item Item Item Item
Numbered Lists	1. Item 2. Item	Item Item
Mixed Lists	1. Item 2. Item * Mixed * Mixed 3. Item	Item Item Mixed Mixed Item
Blockquotes	> Quoted text. > > Quoted quote. > * Quoted > * List	Quoted text. Quoted quote. Quoted List
Preformatted	Begin each line with two spaces or more to make text look e x a c t l y like you type i t.	Begin each line with two spaces or more to make text look e x a c t l y like you type i t.
Code	`This is code`	This is code
Code block	~~~~ This is a piece of code in a block ~~~~ ` This too `	1 2 3 4 <br> This is a<br> piece of code<br> in a block<br> 1 2 <br> This too<br>
Definition Lists	Markdown : Text-to-HTML conversion tool	Markdown Text-to-HTML conversion tool
Abbreviations	Markdown converts text to HTML. *[HTML]: HyperText Markup Language Definitions can be anywhere in the document	Markdown converts text to HTML.

Reference:

• https://wordpress.com/support/markdown-quick-reference/
• https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/markdown-block/#writing-with-markdown