Questions tagged [markdown]
Markdown is a lightweight, plain-text, markup language. It is used across the entire Stack Exchange network for post formatting (Questions, answers, wikis, chat).
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Fenced code blocks don't close properly at the end of a post
The new feature, GitHub (tilde) code blocks, from Implement ```-style (fenced) Markdown code blocks is a great addition, but there is a small bug which bizarrely only appears on Code Review & Code ...
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"How To Format" guide has misleading UI elements
The "How To Format" guide on the right side of the screen is misleading. It uses "►" for each item in the list.
Usually this "►" means that the list item is expandable, but it is not an expandable ...
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Error about improperly formatted code appears when attempting to format LaTeX as math
In an answer, I tried to post the following math:
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Change the "code" icon in markup editor toolbar?
Since a few weeks Stack Overflow has a new icon in the editor toolbar for code markup.
It's a pair of braces (curly brackets) which is much more recognizable than the old [101 010] icon still used ...
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Table incorrectly marked as Incorrectly formatted code
I have a simplistic table I posted on Code Review. Obviously, If it is marked as unformatted code, then I can only post an image here. I will attempt to post it here, and include a meta-screenshot. I ...
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undocumented effects of indentation on sub-lists
What's the actual rule for sub-list nesting?
The documented rules say to indent this sublist entry by 4 spaces, but any indentation from 1 to 7 SEEMS to work. Code block formatting works as ...
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