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title: Markdown
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Hugo supports [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) syntax for formatting text, creating lists, and more. This page will show you some of the most common Markdown syntax examples.

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## Markdown Examples

### Styling Text

| Style   | Syntax     | Example   | Output   |
| --------  | -------- | ------ | ------ |
| Bold | `**bold text**` | `**bold text**` | **bold text** |
| Italic | `*italicized text*` | `*italicized text*` | *italicized text* |
| Strikethrough | `~~strikethrough text~~` | `~~strikethrough text~~` | ~~strikethrough text~~ |
| Subscript | `<sub></sub>` | `This is a <sub>subscript</sub> text` | This is a <sub>subscript</sub> text |
| Superscript | `<sup></sup>` | `This is a <sup>superscript</sup> text` | This is a <sup>superscript</sup> text |

### Blockquotes

Blockquote with attribution

> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.<br>
> — <cite>Rob Pike[^1]</cite>

[^1]: The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike's [talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAkCSZUG1c) during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.<br>
> — <cite>Rob Pike[^1]</cite>

[^1]: The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike's [talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAkCSZUG1c) during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.
```

### Alerts

{{< new-feature version="v0.9.0" >}}

Alerts are a Markdown extension based on the blockquote syntax that you can use to emphasize critical information.
[GitHub-style alerts](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax#alerts) are supported.
Please make sure you are using the latest version of Hextra and [Hugo v0.134.0](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.134.0) or later.

> [!NOTE]
> Useful information that users should know, even when skimming content.

> [!TIP]
> Helpful advice for doing things better or more easily.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Key information users need to know to achieve their goal.

> [!WARNING]
> Urgent info that needs immediate user attention to avoid problems.

> [!CAUTION]
> Advises about risks or negative outcomes of certain actions.

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
> [!NOTE]
> Useful information that users should know, even when skimming content.

> [!TIP]
> Helpful advice for doing things better or more easily.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Key information users need to know to achieve their goal.

> [!WARNING]
> Urgent info that needs immediate user attention to avoid problems.

> [!CAUTION]
> Advises about risks or negative outcomes of certain actions.
```

### Tables

Tables aren't part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports them out-of-the-box.

|   Name | Age  |
|--------|------|
|    Bob | 27   |
|  Alice | 23   |

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
|   Name | Age  |
|--------|------|
|    Bob | 27   |
|  Alice | 23   |
```

#### Inline Markdown within tables

| Italics   | Bold     | Code   |
| --------  | -------- | ------ |
| *italics* | **bold** | `code` |

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
| Italics   | Bold     | Code   |
| --------  | -------- | ------ |
| *italics* | **bold** | `code` |
```

### Code Blocks

{{< cards >}}
  {{< card link="../../guide/syntax-highlighting" title="Syntax Highlighting" icon="sparkles" >}}
{{< /cards >}}

### Lists

#### Ordered List

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
```

#### Unordered List

* List item
* Another item
* And another item

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
* List item
* Another item
* And another item
```

#### Nested list

* Fruit
  * Apple
  * Orange
  * Banana
* Dairy
  * Milk
  * Cheese

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
* Fruit
  * Apple
  * Orange
  * Banana
* Dairy
  * Milk
  * Cheese
```

### Images

![landscape](https://picsum.photos/800/600)

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
![landscape](https://picsum.photos/800/600)
```

With caption:

![landscape](https://picsum.photos/800/600 "Unsplash Landscape")

```markdown {filename=Markdown}
![landscape](https://picsum.photos/800/600 "Unsplash Landscape")
```

For more advanced functionality, use Hugo's built-in [Figure shortcode](https://gohugo.io/shortcodes/figure/).

## Configuration

Hugo uses [Goldmark](https://github.com/yuin/goldmark) for Markdown parsing.
Markdown rendering can be configured in `hugo.yaml` under `markup.goldmark`.
Below is the default configuration for Hextra:

```yaml {filename="hugo.yaml"}
markup:
  goldmark:
    renderer:
      unsafe: true
  highlight:
    noClasses: false
```

For more configuration options, see Hugo documentation on [Configure Markup](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration-markup/).

## Learning Resources

* [Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org/)
* [Markdown Cheatsheet](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet)
* [Markdown Tutorial](https://www.markdowntutorial.com/)
* [Markdown Reference](https://commonmark.org/help/)