Markdown introduction

This chapter gives a brief overview of the Markdown syntax for beginners. For details and a full list of syntax elements, see the Markdown Guide.

Basic syntax

Headings of different level

# Heading 1 / Title

## Heading 2

### Heading 3

#### ...

Emphasis

Links

A [link](http://example.com) example.

A link example.

Further formatting options are block quotes, numbered an bulleted lists, inclusion of images, etc. See the Markdown Guide.

Code blocks

Markdown supports inline code and code blocks with syntax highlighting.

Inine code must be surrounded with back-ticks. e.g. `variable_name` gives variable_name.

Code must be surrounded by triple backticks (```). A language for syntax highlighting can be given immediately after the opening backtick sequence:

```java
class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

    }
}
```

Renders as:

class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

    }
}

For math formulas in LaTeX syntax, see chapter MdBook features.

Tables

Tables are not supported by all Markdown dialects, but can be used with mdBook.

| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|----------|----------|
| A        | B        |
| C        | D        |