## Paragraphs ## > Paragraphs are divided by blank lines. ## Headings ## > # Top-level Heading Alternative Top Level Heading ============================= > ## Second-level Heading Alternative 2nd Level Heading ----------------------------- ## Links ## > 1. **\[display text\]\(URL\)** > 2. **\[display text\]\(URL "Title"\)** > 3. **\<URL\>** > 4. **\[display text\]\[label\]** > With link format 4 ("reference links") the label must be resolved by > including a line of the form **\[label\]: URL** or > **\[label\]: URL "Title"** somewhere else > in the document. ## Fonts ## > * _\*italic\*_ > * *\_italic\_* > * __\*\*bold\*\*__ > * **\_\_bold\_\_** > * `` `code` `` > Note that the \`...\` construct disables HTML markup, so one can write, > for example, **\``<html>`\`** to yield **`<html>`**. ## Lists ## > * bullet item + bullet item - bullet item 1. numbered item ## Block Quotes ## > Begin each line of a paragraph with ">" to block quote that paragraph. > > > This paragraph is indented > > > > Double-indented paragraph ## Miscellaneous ## > * In-line images using **\!\[alt-text\]\(image-URL\)** > * Use HTML for complex formatting issues. > * Escape special characters (ex: "\[", "\(", "\*") > using backslash (ex: "\\\[", "\\\(", "\\\*"). > * See [daringfireball.net](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) > for additional information. ## Special Features For Fossil ## > * In hyperlinks, if the URL begins with "/" then the root of the Fossil > repository is prepended. This allows for repository-relative hyperlinks. > * For documents that begin with top-level heading (ex: "# heading #"), the > heading is omitted from the body of the document and becomes the document > title displayed at the top of the Fossil page.