GitBook Guide: Create, Markdown

Write Markdown directly in the editor to easily create content using common syntax

Write Markdown in GitBook.

GitBook’s editor allows you to create formatted content using Markdown.

Markdown is a popular markup syntax that’s widely known for its simplicity. GitBook supports it as a keyboard-friendly way to write rich and structured text.

You can learn more about Markdown itself by visiting Common Mark.

Text formatting

GitBook supports all the classic inline Markdown formatting:

Formatting

Markdown version

Result

Bold

**bold**

bold

Italic

_italic_

italic

Strikethrough

~strikethrough~

strikethrough

Inline code

`code`

code

Pasting Markdown

When pasting Markdown content directly into the editor, it’s important to use the Paste and Match Style option (typically Shift + Cmd + V on Mac or Shift + Ctrl + V on Windows).

If you use the standard Paste option for content copied from another editor or from the web, it may be inserted as a code block instead of formatted text.

Titles

• Heading 1: # A first-level title

• Heading 2: ## A second-level title

• Heading 3: ### A third-level title

Code blocks

```⏎ creates a new code block.

```py⏎ creates a new code block with Python syntax highlighting.

We use Prism for syntax highlighting. You can use Test Drive Prism to check which languages Prism supports. If you notice a mismatch between GitBook and Prism, there’s a chance we’re a version or two behind. We’ll catch up soon!

Lists

GitBook automatically detects and creates ordered and unordered lists as you type.

• Begin a line with - or * to start an unordered bullet list.

• Begin a line with 1. to start a numbered list.

• Begin a line with - [ ] to start a task list.

When writing any kind of list, hit Tab to add a indent, and Shift+Tab to outdent.

Quotes

Begin a line with > to create a block quote. If you select an entire paragraph from start to end, typing > will wrap the content in a block quote.

This is a block quote.

Dividers

Type --- then hit Enter to create a divider on your page.

---

This is an example of a divider.

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