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====== ComboStrap UI - Markdown  ======

===== About =====
''ComboStrap'' can render ''markdown'' syntaxes and this page lists all supported syntax.




===== List =====


==== Heading ====

The [[https://github.github.com/gfm/#atx-headings|Atx Heading]] is supported as  [[docs:content:heading#markdown|Heading]].

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0" iframe>
<code dw>
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
</code>
</webcode>

==== Code ====

The [[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#precode|precode]] is supported via the [[docs:block:preformatted|Indented code block component]]

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0">
  * Input:
<code dw class="no-whitespace-normalization">
    Indented code
    block
</code>
  * Output
</webcode>

The [[https://github.github.com/gfm/#fenced-code-blocks|fenced code block]] is supported via the [[docs:block:code|Code component]]

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0">
  * Input
<code md>
```html
<div>Fenced Code Block</div>
```
</code>
  * Output:
</webcode>



==== Bold ====
We support the [[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#emphasis|double asterix syntax]] for [[docs:styling:boldness|bold emphasis (ie strong)]]

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0">
  * Input:
<code dw>
**double asterisks**
</code>
  * output
</webcode>

\\
\\
\\
<note>
The syntax with two underscore ''%%__%%'' is actually not supported because it's the syntax that is used by the wiki language to specify [[docs:styling:underline|underline]].
</note>

==== List ====

[[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#list|list]] are [[docs:lists:list|supported]] but with two spaces at the start of the line.

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0">
Input:
<code dw class="no-whitespace-normalization">  *   Red
  *   Green
  *   Blue
</code>
Output
</webcode>

==== Horizontal Rule ====

[[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#hr|Horizontal Rule]] are supported by using four or more dashes. See also the [[docs:layout:component:hr|horizontal rule]] component for more styling possibilities.

<webcode name="Default" frameborder="0">
  * Input:
<code dw>
----
</code>
  * Output:
</webcode>





===== Support =====


Because the markdown syntax was never fully specified, there is a lot of different flavor. We follow in order the following specification:
  * https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
  * https://github.github.com/gfm
  * https://spec.commonmark.org/