# Markdown Overview #
## Paragraphs ##
> Paragraphs are divided by blank lines.
> End a line with two or more spaces to force a mid-paragraph line break.
## Headings ##
>
# Top-level Heading Alternative Top Level Heading
# Top-level Heading Variant # =============================
>
## Second-level Heading Alternative 2nd Level Heading
## Second-level Heading Variant ## -----------------------------
## Links ##
> 1. **\[display text\]\(URL\)**
> 2. **\[display text\]\(URL "Title"\)**
> 3. **\[display text\]\(URL 'Title'\)**
> 4. **\<URL\>**
> 5. **\[display text\]\[label\]**
> 6. **\[display text\]\[\]**
> **URL** may optionally be written **\<URL\>**. With link formats 5 and 6
> ("reference links"), the URL is supplied elsewhere in the document, as shown
> below. Link format 6 reuses the display text as the label. Labels are
> case-insensitive. The title may be split onto the next line with optional
> indenting.
> * **\[label\]: URL**
> * **\[label\]: URL "Title"**
> * **\[label\]: URL 'Title'**
> * **\[label\]: URL (Title)**
## Fonts ##
> * _\*italic\*_
> * *\_italic\_*
> * __\*\*bold\*\*__
> * **\_\_bold\_\_**
> * ___\*\*\*italic+bold\*\*\*___
> * ***\_\_\_italic+bold\_\_\_***
> * \``code`\`
> The **\`code\`** construct disables HTML markup, so one can write, for
> example, **\`\<html\>\`** to yield **`<html>`**.
## Lists ##
>
* bullet item
+ bullet item
- bullet item
1. numbered item
> A two-level list is created by placing additional whitespace before the
> **\***/**+**/**-**/**1.** of the secondary items.
>
* top-level item
* secondary item
## Block Quotes ##
> Begin each line of a paragraph with **>** to block quote that paragraph.
> >
> This paragraph is indented
> >
> > Double-indented paragraph
> Begin each line with at least four spaces or one tab to produce a verbatim
> code block.
## Miscellaneous ##
> * In-line images are made using **\!\[alt-text\]\(image-URL\)**.
> * Use HTML for advanced formatting such as tables and forms.
> * **\<!--** HTML-style comments **-->** are supported.
> * Escape special characters (ex: "\[", "\(", "\*")
> using backslash (ex: "\\\[", "\\\(", "\\\*").
> * A line consisting of **---**, **\*\*\***, or **\_\_\_** is a horizontal
> rule. Spaces and extra **-**/**\***/**_** are allowed.
> * See [daringfireball.net][] for additional information.
> * See this page's [Markdown source](/md_rules?txt=1) for complex examples.
## 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 a 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.
[daringfireball.net]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax