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Formatting with Markdown, part 1 - Basics

You can format your posts with Markdown, which is a bit different than the BBCode you might be used to (you can still use most BBCode too).

Bold, Italics, Strikethrough

If you type this:	-	You will get this:
**Bold**	-	Bold
*Italics*	-	Italics
***Bold & Italics***	-	Bold & Italics
~~Strikethrough~~	-	Strikethrough

You cannot have any spaces between the markdown symbols and their adjacent letters. Typing ** bold** or ~~strike ~~ won’t work.

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Blockquotes

Type this
> This is a blockquote

To get this:

This is a blockquote

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You need to hit Enter/Return twice to get out of a block quote.

Type this:

> First line
Second line is still in the quote

To get this:

First line
Second line is still in the quote

Or

Type this:

> First line

Second line is outside the quote

To get this:

First line

Second line is outside the quote

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Type this:

> Blockquotes can be nested
>> inside one another
>>> if you want to do that

To get this:

Blockquotes can be nested

inside one another

if you want to do that

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Type this:

> You can have a blockquote with multiple paragraphs.
>
> This is the second paragraph.

To get this:

You can have a blockquote with multiple paragraphs.

This is the second paragraph

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Lists

Type this:

- List item 
- Another list item
- The final list item

To get this:

• List item
• Another list item
• The final list item

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Numbered lists are created just by typing them. Use four spaces to indent a nested list.

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

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Escaping Characters

You can escape most special markdown characters with a backslash.

Type this:
\*yawn\*

To get this:
*yawn*

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