Markdown

You can add rich-text to the editor, but also by using markdown.
Markdown is a popular markup syntax that's widely known for its simplicity and popularity on the Web. GitBook supports it as a keyboard-friendly way to write rich and structured text.
Good to know: You can learn more about Markdown itself, by visiting Common Mark.
Text formatting
We support all the classic inline Markdown formatting:
Formatting
Markdown version
Result
Bold
**bold**
text
Italic
_italic_
italic
Strikethrough
~strikethrough~
strikethrough
Titles
Heading 1: # A first-level title
Heading 2: ## A second-level title
Heading 3: ### A third-level title
Code blocks
```⏎ creates a new code block.
```py⏎ creates a new code block with Python syntax highlighting.
We use Prism for syntax highlighting. Here's an easy way to check which languages Prism supports: Test Drive Prism. If you notice a mismatch between GitBook and Prism, there's a chance we are a version or two behind. We'll eventually catch up.
Lists
We automatically detect ordered and un-ordered lists as you type.
Begin a line with - or * to start a bullet list.
Being a line with 1. to start a numbered list. Use Tab to go one level deeper, and Shift+Tab to go up.
Begin a line with - [ ] to start a task list.
Quotes
Begin a line with > to create a block quote. If you select an entire paragraph from start to end, typing > will wrap the content in a block quote.
This is a block quote

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