Markdown is a lightweight markup language with simple and intuitive syntax, designed to be easier to write and read compared to languages like HTML. It was created by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz in 2004 with the goal of allowing people to create formatted text using plain text editors.
In Markdown, you can apply formatting, such as headings, bold, italics, links, lists, and more, using just regular text characters like asterisks, underscores, and brackets. When you write in Markdown, you can easily read and write the text even without the actual formatting, ensuring the content remains human-readable and easy to maintain.
- Markdown Tutorial
- Mastering Markdown - GitHub Guides - you can start with basics and syntax and dive in other concepts when practice