# What is markdown? Markdown is a way of writing plain text (left), so that it can be converted to rich text (right). This page is written in markdown to show how it works. ## Headings Prefix with a hash and a space to turn text into a heading. # This is an h1 ## This is an h2 #### This is an h4 ## Emphasis You can italicize a word with _underscore_ or *star*. __Bold__ a word by doubling the **emphasis**. ## Lists Here's how to make a list: * leave a blank line before your list * use stars (*) * leave a space after the star ## Links and Images Square brackets with title, round brackets with URL. No spaces between the brackets. [Loomio Homepage](https://www.loomio.org/) Images are the same, but prefixed with an exclamation mark. Title is used as alt text.  |