Formatting
Below are examples of the Markdown language features that Destguides supports.
Paragraphs
To create a paragraph, leave a blank line between segments of text.
This will be the first paragraph.
This will be the second paragraph.
Hyperlink
To create a hyperlink, wrap the text in square brackets [] and place the website URL in parentheses () next to it:
[this will be hyperlinked](https://www.destguides.com/)
Hyperlink (no-follow)
To hyperlink with rel="nofollow", prefix the website URL inside the parentheses with two exclamation marks !!:
[this will be hyperlinked with no follow](!!https://www.google.com/)
Bold
To bold text, place two asterisk ** characters before and after:
**this will be bold**
Italics
To italic text, place a single asterisk * character before and after:
*this will be italic*
Underscore
To underscore text, place a single underscore _ character before and after:
_this will be underscored_
Strikethrough
To strikethrough text, place two tilda ~ characters before and after:
~~this will be striked-through~~
Quotes
To show a quote like below:
quoted text
Use the greater than > character at the start of each line of the quote:
> this will be quoted
List (bullets)
To show a bullet list like below:
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
Use the dash character and a space "- " before each item. Ensure that there is an empty new line before the list:
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
List (numbered)
To show a numbered list like below:
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
Use the number 1, a period character, and a space "1. " before each item. Ensure that there is an empty new line before the list:
1. Item 1
1. Item 2
1. Item 3
Question & answer
To show a question and answer section like below:
What is New York famous for?
New York is famous for its statue of liberty, its vibrant culture, and world-class shops.
Start and end the question section with a "" and "" and put the question in bold using "**" at the beginning.
**What is New York famous for?**
New York is famous for its statue of liberty, its vibrant culture, and world-class shops.