Steemit Markdown Guide
Steemit is a blogging platform that is based on Blockchain network. You can express anything through the platform. The best thing about Steemit that it PAYS. You can earn money by posting amazing stuff. The more vote you get, the more money you earn. And all is made public. Everyone gets to know how much he/ she and other on the platform earns.
So if you are wondering how to write a blog post and format the post with text styling the guide is for you.
Basically, there are Text, List, Image, Header & Quote, Code and Extra syntax available for use in Steemit.
TEXT FORMATTING
Bold Text
You Type:**This Is A Bold Text**
The Result Will Be: This Is A Bold Text
Use Double Star ( * ) Signs At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.
You Type: __This Is Also A Bold Text__
The Result Will Be: This Is Also A Bold Text
Use Double Underscore ( _ ) Signs At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.
Italic Text
You Type : *This Is An Italic Text*
The Result Will Be: This Is An Italic Text
Use Single Star ( * ) Sign At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.
You Type : _This Is An Italic Text_
The Result Will Be: This Is An Italic Text
Use Single Underscore ( _ ) Sign At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.
Strikethrough
You Type: ~~$500~~
The Result Will Be : $500
LIST
You Type:
1. Swampfire
2. SpiderMonkey
2.1 Ultimate Spridermonkey
2.2 Just SpiderMonkey
3. Upgrade
The Result Will Be:
- Swampfire
- SpiderMonkey
2.1 Ultimate Spridermonkey
2.2 Just SpriderMonkey - Upgrade
You can use Star Sign ( * ), Dash sign ( - ) and numbers to make list. After every sign click enter to make next list item
IMAGE
You Type: ![Image Text/alt text](https://your.image.link/whatever.jpg)
The Result Will Be: A Shiny Image
The Best Option To Insert An Image Is By Selecting Them From Your Device or Dragging Them From Anywhere On Any Webpage
HEADERS AND QUOTE
Headers
You Type:
# This Is Header 1
The Result Will Be:
This Is Header 1
You Type:
`## This is header 2
The Result Will Be:
This is header 2
You can use hash sign 3 times (###) for Heading 3 or 4 times (####) for heading 4 and up to six times.
Quote
You Type:
> Sharing is caring -Random
The Result Will Be:
Sharing is caring
-Random
Use greater than ( > ) sign to make a quote
LINK
You Type: [Steemit](http://steemit.com)
The Result Will Be: Steemit
You Type: http://steemit.com
The Result Will Be: http://steemit.com
TABLE
You Type:
First Header | Second Header
------------ | -------------
Content from cell 1 | Content from cell 2
Content in the first column | Content in the second column
The Result Will Be:
First Header | Second Header |
---|---|
Content from cell 1 | Content from cell 2 |
Content in the first column | Content in the second column |
EMOJI
You Type: 😁
The Result Will Be: 😁
Emoji link: https://steemit.com/emojis/@blueorgy/steemit-emojis-master-list , you can also copy paste emoji
MENTION
You Type: @billgates or @realdonaldtrump
The Result Will Be: @billgates or @realdonaldtrump
PAGEBREAK
You Type:
---
The Result Will Be:
(there is a page break above, look closely )
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