# Markdown
Status: public
Confidence: medium (0.855) (verified)
Last verified: 2026-05-28
Generation: ai_structured

## TL;DR
Markdown is a plain-text markup syntax designed to be readable as text and convertible to HTML. CommonMark standardizes core Markdown behavior, while GitHub Flavored Markdown extends it for GitHub-style documents.

## Core Syntax

| Element | Markdown |
|---------|----------|
| Heading | `# H1`, `## H2`, ... `###### H6` |
| Bold | `**bold**` |
| Italic | `*italic*` |
| Link | `[text](url)` |
| Image | `![alt](url)` |
| Code | ``inline`` |
| List | `- item` or `1. item` |

## Further Reading

- [CommonMark Spec](https://spec.commonmark.org/0.31.2/)
- [Daring Fireball Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/)