| CARVIEW |
Select Language
HTTP/2 301
content-length: 0
location: https://docs.github.com/articles/markdown-basics/
HTTP/2 301
access-control-allow-origin: *
content-security-policy: default-src 'none';prefetch-src 'self';connect-src 'self';font-src 'self' data:;img-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com data: placehold.it;object-src 'self';script-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' data:;script-src-attr 'self';frame-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com https://support.github.com https://www.youtube-nocookie.com;frame-ancestors 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com;style-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' 'unsafe-inline' data:;child-src 'self';manifest-src 'self';upgrade-insecure-requests;base-uri 'self';form-action 'self'
cross-origin-opener-policy: same-origin
cross-origin-resource-policy: same-origin
origin-agent-cluster: ?1
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-dns-prefetch-control: off
x-download-options: noopen
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none
x-xss-protection: 0
cache-control: public, max-age=60
location: /articles/markdown-basics
content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
x-github-backend: Kubernetes
x-github-request-id: A67B:50899:21EBAB4:28E27E0:6880F382
accept-ranges: bytes
age: 0
date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:37:10 GMT
via: 1.1 varnish
x-served-by: cache-bom-vanm7210071-BOM
x-cache: MISS
x-cache-hits: 0
x-timer: S1753281430.067588,VS0,VE246
vary: Accept
strict-transport-security: max-age=31557600
content-length: 59
HTTP/2 302
access-control-allow-origin: *
content-security-policy: default-src 'none';prefetch-src 'self';connect-src 'self';font-src 'self' data:;img-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com data: placehold.it;object-src 'self';script-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' data:;script-src-attr 'self';frame-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com https://support.github.com https://www.youtube-nocookie.com;frame-ancestors 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com;style-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' 'unsafe-inline' data:;child-src 'self';manifest-src 'self';upgrade-insecure-requests;base-uri 'self';form-action 'self'
cross-origin-opener-policy: same-origin
cross-origin-resource-policy: same-origin
origin-agent-cluster: ?1
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-dns-prefetch-control: off
x-download-options: noopen
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none
x-xss-protection: 0
cache-control: public, max-age=60
location: /en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github
content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
x-github-backend: Kubernetes
x-github-request-id: 8A30:241B1A:2289678:29802BE:6880F37F
accept-ranges: bytes
age: 0
date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:37:10 GMT
via: 1.1 varnish
x-served-by: cache-bom-vanm7210071-BOM
x-cache: MISS
x-cache-hits: 0
x-timer: S1753281430.327391,VS0,VE251
vary: accept-language, x-user-language, Accept
strict-transport-security: max-age=31557600
content-length: 109
HTTP/2 200
access-control-allow-origin: *
content-security-policy: default-src 'none';prefetch-src 'self';connect-src 'self';font-src 'self' data:;img-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com data: placehold.it;object-src 'self';script-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' data:;script-src-attr 'self';frame-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com https://support.github.com https://www.youtube-nocookie.com;frame-ancestors 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com;style-src 'self' github.com *.github.com *.githubusercontent.com *.githubassets.com 'self' 'unsafe-inline' data:;child-src 'self';manifest-src 'self';upgrade-insecure-requests;base-uri 'self';form-action 'self'
cross-origin-opener-policy: same-origin
cross-origin-resource-policy: same-origin
origin-agent-cluster: ?1
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-dns-prefetch-control: off
x-download-options: noopen
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none
x-xss-protection: 0
cache-control: public, max-age=60
x-powered-by: Next.js
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
x-github-backend: Kubernetes
x-github-request-id: EAF6:2DC2F7:2284C72:297AD1A:6880F396
content-encoding: gzip
accept-ranges: bytes
age: 1
date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:37:12 GMT
via: 1.1 varnish
x-served-by: cache-bom-vanm7210071-BOM
x-cache: MISS
x-cache-hits: 0
x-timer: S1753281431.591559,VS0,VE1904
vary: Accept-Encoding
strict-transport-security: max-age=31557600
content-length: 25827
Getting started with writing and formatting on GitHub - GitHub Docs
Skip to main content
GitHub Docs
Search or ask Copilot
Select language: current language is English
Search or ask Copilot
Open menu
Open Sidebar
Getting started with writing and formatting on GitHub
You can use simple features to format your comments and interact with others in issues, pull requests, and wikis on GitHub.
Quickstart for writing on GitHub
Learn advanced formatting features by creating a README for your GitHub profile.
About writing and formatting on GitHub
GitHub combines a syntax for formatting text called GitHub Flavored Markdown with a few unique writing features.
Basic writing and formatting syntax
Create sophisticated formatting for your prose and code on GitHub with simple syntax.