Markdown is a popular markup language for formatting text. While there is no formal universal specification, tools try to keep consistent syntax. Alfred supports Markdown in areas like a Workflow's About section and the Text View. Currently implemented:
- Headings. Start a line with
#for a level 1 heading (biggest) all the way down to######for level 6 heading (smallest). - Italic. Surround text in
*or_. - Bold. Surrount text in
**or__. - Italic and bold. Surrount text in
***or___. - Links.
[Add the text between the square backets](https://alfred.com/). - Images.
. Images have to be local. Paths are relative to the workflow directory. - Block quotes. Start lines with
>. - Inline code. Surround text in
`. - Code blocks. Add
```in their own lines to determine the start and end of the block. - Unordered lists. Start lines with
*,+, or-. Nest items by placing them in a new line and indenting by four spaces. - Ordered lists. Start lines with a number and a period (example:
1.). Items keep the number you write down. Can also be nested. - Horizontal rule. Have a line with only
---or***. - Line breaks. End a line with two spaces to force a line break.
