Markdown

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that lets you format text using simple, readable syntax. Here's a quick guide to get you started.

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Bold and Italic Text

To make text stand out, you can use bold or italic formatting:

• Bold: Wrap text in double asterisks or double underscores
  • **bold text** or __bold text__ → bold text
• Italic: Use single asterisks or single underscores
  • *italic text* or _italic text_ → italic text
• Bold and italic: Combine them with triple asterisks
  • ***bold and italic*** → bold and italic

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Lists

Markdown supports both ordered and unordered lists.

Unordered Lists

Use asterisks, plus signs, or hyphens followed by a space:

* First item
* Second item
* Third item

Result:

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Ordered Lists

Simply use numbers followed by periods:

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step

Result:

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step

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Images

To add images, use this syntax: ![alt text](image-url)

Example:

![A beautiful sunset](https://example.com/sunset.jpg)

The alt text (inside square brackets) describes the image for accessibility and appears if the image fails to load. The URL (inside parentheses) points to the image location.

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Links

Creating links works similarly to images, just without the exclamation mark:

[Click here](https://example.com)

Result: Click here

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Quick Reference

Element	Syntax	Example
Bold	**text**	bold
Italic	*text*	italic
Unordered list	* item	• item
Ordered list	1. item	1. item
Image		(image)
Link	[text](https://example.com)	text

That covers the essentials! These elements will handle most of your formatting needs in any markdown-enabled chat builder.