This page provides an overview of the Markdown syntax supported by Hugo, along with some additional features and extensions.

Basic Syntax #

Below are examples of basic Markdown syntax elements.

Headings #

H1 Heading #

H2 Heading #

H3 Heading #

H4 Heading #

H5 Heading #

H6 Heading #

Emphasis #

italic text or italic text bold text or bold text bold and italic or bold and italic strikethrough

Lists #

Unordered Lists:

• Item 1
• Item 2
  • Nested item
  • Another nested item

Ordered Lists:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Links #

Link text Link with title

Images #

Blockquotes #

This is a blockquote It can span multiple lines

Code #

Inline code: Use code for inline code snippets

Code blocks:

def hello_world():
        print("Hello, World!")

Code Blocks with Highlighting:

1package main
2
3import "fmt"
4
5func main() {
6    for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
7        fmt.Println("Value of i:", i)
8    }
9}

Horizontal Rules #

Extended Syntax #

Tables #

Task Lists #

• Completed task
• Incomplete task
• Another task

Footnotes #

Here’s a sentence with a footnote¹.

Definition Lists #

Term

Definition of the term

Automatic URL Linking #

https://example.com

Escaping Characters #

* Escaped asterisk _ Escaped underscore ` Escaped backtick