Markdown Syntax Showcase

This post is a compact demo of Markdown content rendered through Perron with kramdown, now with KaTeX in the mix.

Heading 1

Regular paragraph text can include bold, italic, bold italic, and strikethrough.

Heading 2

You can add links, inline code, and escaped characters like *this*.

Heading 3

Blockquotes work well for notes, callouts, and quoted content.

They can also span multiple lines.

Lists

  • Unordered item
  • Another item
    • Nested item
    • Nested item with code
  • Final item
  1. Ordered item
  2. Ordered item
  3. Ordered item

Task List

  • Render checked item
  • Render unchecked item

Code Block

def render_markdown(name)
  "Hello, #{name}!"
end

Math

Inline math works inside a sentence like $E = mc^2$ or $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$.

Display math has room to breathe:

\[\int_0^1 x^2 \, dx = \frac{1}{3}\] \[f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^n}{n!}\]

Horizontal Rule

Table

Syntax Example
Bold **text**
Italic *text*
Code `text`

Image

Placeholder image

Mixed Content

Here is a sentence with a footnote reference.1

Term
Definition lists are supported by kramdown.

Abbreviation HTML

HTML is available inline when an abbreviation is defined.

  1. Footnotes help add supporting detail without breaking the flow. ↩