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Markdown guides, tutorials, and tips for developers, writers, and students.
Markdown Footnotes: Syntax and Platform Guide
Markdown footnotes explained: syntax for citations and references, multi-line and named footnotes, and which platforms (GitHub, Obsidian, Pandoc) render them.
Markdown Callout: Notes, Warnings, and Alerts
Learn markdown callout syntax for GitHub alerts, Obsidian callouts, and MkDocs admonitions. Covers notes, warnings, tips with examples. Try free.
Gollum Markdown Syntax for GitHub Wikis: Links and Macros
Gollum markdown explained: [[Page]] links, image tags, _TOC_, includes, macros, what GitHub and GitLab wikis render, and local editing. Try our free editor.
Markdown Templates: 10 Ready-to-Use .md Files (2026)
Ten free markdown templates to copy: README, changelog, meeting notes, ADR, blog post, resume, and GitHub issue and PR files, with save paths. Try our editor.
Markdown Code Block Languages: Identifier Cheat Sheet
Markdown code block languages in one table: every identifier and alias that works on GitHub, Discord, Obsidian, and VS Code, with examples. Try our free editor.
Markdown Image Caption: 3 Ways That Actually Render
Add a markdown image caption with an italic line, figure and figcaption, or a single-cell table, and centre it on GitHub and Obsidian. Try our free editor.
Markdown Icons and Emoji: How to Add Them (2026)
Add markdown icons four ways: emoji shortcodes, Unicode, HTML entities, and inline images, with a support table for GitHub and Slack. Try our free editor.
Markdown Button: 3 Ways to Add Clickable Buttons
No markdown button syntax exists, so here are the 3 ways that work: badge image links, HTML anchors GitHub keeps, and shortcodes. Try our free editor.
Preview GitHub Markdown Before You Push: 4 Methods
Preview GitHub Markdown before you commit: the Preview tab, VS Code's GitHub pack, an online editor and the API, plus a GFM checklist. Try our free editor.
Markdown Image: Add, Resize, and Link Images
Learn markdown image syntax to add, resize, center, and link images. Covers GitHub, Obsidian, and HTML fallbacks. Try examples in our free editor.
README Markdown: How to Write a Great README
Write a great GitHub README with this markdown guide. Covers essential sections, badges, templates, screenshots, and Mermaid diagrams. Free template included.
Mermaid Markdown: Flowcharts and Diagrams Guide
Create flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and Gantt charts in markdown with Mermaid. Works on GitHub natively. Copy-paste examples and platform guide.
GitHub Markdown Cheat Sheet: GFM Syntax Reference
GitHub Flavored Markdown cheat sheet covering task lists, alerts, footnotes, mermaid diagrams, tables, and emoji shortcodes. Copy-paste ready examples.
Markdown Table of Contents: Manual and Auto Methods
Add a table of contents to markdown files manually or with auto-generation tools. Works with GitHub, VS Code, Jekyll, and Hugo. Copy-paste examples.