Backmatter
Book Backmatter
Book backmatter
Appendix: Markdown Quick Reference
A condensed reference for common Markdown syntax. Use this page as a quick lookup when writing. Headings # Heading Level 1 ## Heading Level 2 ### Heading Level 3 Emphasis Syntax Output *italic* or _italic_ italic **bold** or __bold__ bold ~~strikethrough...
Glossary
Key terms used throughout this book, listed alphabetically. ATX heading A Markdown heading written with hash (#) characters. # Heading is an ATX heading. Named after Aaron Swartz's Atx format, which influenced the Markdown heading syntax. Back matter The sections of a book that follow the...
Further Reading
A curated selection of tools, specifications, and books for writers who want to go further with Markdown and plain-text publishing. Specifications CommonMark — commonmark.org The definitive specification for Markdown. Readable, precise, and the basis for most modern Markdown implementations....
About the Author
Carl Clarke is a writer and software developer with a background in technical communication, product development, and publishing workflows. He wrote Practical Markdown after spending years watching capable writers struggle with tools that were either too complex, too opinionated, or too tied t...
Colophon
Practical Markdown was written in Markdown and published from a single source. Writing environment: The manuscript was written in Markdown using VS Code and stored in a Git repository. Website: The content is served as a documentation website using Grav CMS with the Helios theme. Book pro...