Markdown Underline and Highlight: Workarounds for Missing Syntax
Why Markdown has no native underline or highlight syntax, and the HTML and extension workarounds that stay portable.
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Markdown Code Blocks: Fences, Inline Code, and Language Hints
Fenced and inline Markdown code syntax, backtick escaping, and language hints for syntax-highlighted code blocks.
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Markdown Bold, Italic, and Strikethrough: Inline Emphasis Syntax
Inline emphasis syntax for bold, italic, strikethrough, and combined bold-italic Markdown, including underscore edge cases.
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Markdown Lists: Ordered, Unordered, and Nested Syntax
Ordered, unordered, and nested Markdown list syntax, indentation rules, and fixes for lists that render as one paragraph.
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How to Comment in Markdown: Hidden Notes That Never Render
Ways to add non-rendering comments in Markdown using HTML comment syntax and reference-style tricks, with portability caveats.
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Markdown Line Breaks: New Lines, Hard Breaks, and Blank Lines
How line breaks, blank lines, and hard breaks behave in Markdown, and the two-space, backslash, and br-tag methods that render consistently.
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How to Add a Link in Markdown: Inline, Reference, and File Links
Markdown link syntax for inline, reference-style, and relative file links, with anchor targets and broken-path checks for local project folders.
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How to Make Checkboxes in Markdown: Task List Syntax Guide
Markdown checkbox and task list syntax explained: GFM [ ] / [x] items, nested task lists, common rendering problems, and editors that render them correctly.