Italic

Add italic formatting by wrapping the text in (*) or (_)

*This text is italic*

_This text is italic_

Example Output:

This text is italic

Bold

Add bold formatting by wrapping the text in (**) or (__)

**This text is bold**

__This text is bold__

Example Output:

This text is bold

Blockquotes

Add blockquote formatting by starting a line with a greater than symbol:

>This is a blockquote

Example Output:

This is a blockquote

Code

Add code formatting by wrapping text with backtick characters

`This is a line of code`

Example Output:

This is a line of code

Links

Linked text can be easily added by placing the linked text in [] brackets and the link in () parentheses.

This formatting:

[Click this link](http://www.driverwebsites.com)

will turn into:

Click this link

Links can also have an optional title:

[Click this link](http://www.driverwebsites.com "This is a link title")

Example Output:

Click this link (Note: hover over link to see title).

Images

Embed images with the following format:

![This is alt text for a cute kitty](http://i.imgur.com/AgNVH6p.jpg)"This is hover text for a cute kitty"

Example Output:

Headings

Larger headings can be added using the # symbol at the beginning of a line.

This formatting: 

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5

Example Output:

Bulleted Lists

Bulleted list use the dash (-) symbol at the beginning of each line.

This formatting:

- List item number 1
- List item number 2
- List item number 3

Example Output:

• List item number 1
• List item number 2
• List item number 3

Numbered Lists

Numbered list use numbers followed by periods at the beginning of each line. You can use sequential numbers or just the number one.

This formatting:

1. List item number 1
2. List item number 2
3. List item number 3

1. List item number 1
1. List item number 2
1. List item number 3

Example Output:

1. List item number 1
2. List item number 2
3. List item number 3

Horizontal Rule

Add a horizontal rule by inserting a line with three underscore, dash or asterisk characters.

___

---

***

Example Output:

Escaping Formatting

Sometimes you may want to use some of the special characters in the mark down spec, but not have the text formatted.

Placing a backslash \ before each character will tell the spec to ignore formatting and just display the special character.

Example Output:

\# Heading 1

will not be formatted but displayed as:

# Heading 1

See Also:

• Content Types
• Adding Additional Bio Information
• Creating News