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title = "Markdown Syntax Guide"
description = "Sample article showcasing basic Markdown syntax and formatting for HTML elements."
date = 2021-04-20T09:19:42+00:00
updated = 2021-04-20T09:19:42+00:00
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template = "blog/page.html"
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authors = ["Public"]
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lead = "This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Zola content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Zola theme."
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## Headings
The following HTML ``—`` elements represent six levels of section
headings. `` is the highest section level while `` is the lowest.
# H1
## H2
### H3
#### H4
##### H5
###### H6
## Paragraph
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tiustia prat.
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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.
#### Blockquote with attribution
> Don't communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
> — Rob Pike[^1]
> All men by nature desire to know.
> ― Aristotle[^2]
## Tables
Tables aren't part of the core Markdown spec, but Zola supports them
out-of-the-box.
Name | Age
--------|------
Bob | 27
Alice | 23
#### Inline Markdown within tables
| Italics | Bold | Code |
| -------- | -------- | ------ |
| *italics* | **bold** | `code` |
## Code Blocks
#### Code block with backticks
```html
Example HTML5 Document
Test
```
#### Code block indented with four spaces
Example HTML5 Document
Test
## List Types
#### Ordered List
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
#### Unordered List
- List item
- Another item
- And another item
#### Nested list
- Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
- Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese
## Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark
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Press CTRL+ALT+Delete to end the
session.
Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and
other small creatures.
---
[^1]: The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike's [talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAkCSZUG1c)
during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015.
[^2]: The quote is the first sentence of Aristotle's [Metaphysics](http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.html).