Markdown is a lightweight and easy-to-use syntax for styling all forms of writing. This guide will cover the essential elements you might need when writing content for your Hugo website.

Headings

Use # symbols for headings. The number of # indicates the level of the heading.

# H1 Heading
## H2 Heading
### H3 Heading
#### H4 Heading
##### H5 Heading
###### H6 Heading

Welcome to My Blog

About Me

Interests

Projects

Achievements

Contact Information

Paragraphs and Line Breaks

Paragraphs are created by leaving blank lines between blocks of text. For line breaks within a paragraph, end the line with two spaces.

This is a paragraph.

And this is another one.

Welcome to my blog. Here, I share my thoughts and experiences.

I hope you find something useful here!

Emphasis

You can emphasize text using asterisks (*) or underscores (_).

• Bold: **bold text** or __bold text__
• Italic: *italic text* or _italic text_
• Bold Italic: ***bold italic text*** or ___bold italic text___

This is very important information.

Here’s some emphasized text.

And this is really important.

Lists

Create unordered lists with -, +, or *. Ordered lists use numbers followed by a period.

Unordered list:
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3

Ordered list:
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Unordered list:

• Apples
• Bananas
• Oranges

Ordered list:

1. Wake up
2. Eat breakfast
3. Go to work

Links

Links are created using [text](URL).

[Google](https://www.google.com)

Check out Hugo’s official website for more information.

Images

Images are added using ![alt text](image URL).

![Alt Text](/path/to/image.png)

Code Blocks

Inline code uses backticks (`), while code blocks use triple backticks (```). You can also specify the language for syntax highlighting.

Inline code: `code here`

Code block:
```python
def hello_world():
    print("Hello, world!")

Inline code: print("Hello, world!")

Code block:

function greet(name) {
    console.log("Hello, " + name);
}

Code Collapse

Hugo shortcodes allow you to create collapsible code blocks using the collapse shortcode. This feature is particularly useful when you want to hide long code snippets to make your content more readable and organized.

The collapsible blocks can be customized with a title parameter, which appears as the clickable header. When readers click on the title, the code block expands or collapses accordingly.

function fibonacci(n) {
    if (n <= 1) return n;
    return fibonacci(n-1) + fibonacci(n-2);
}

.container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

Blockquotes

Blockquotes are created using >.

> This is a blockquote.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Horizontal Rules

Horizontal rules are created using three or more hyphens (---), asterisks (***), or underscores (___).

---

Tables

Tables are created using pipes (|) and dashes (-).

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Row 1 Data 1 | Row 1 Data 2 | Row 1 Data 3 |
| Row 2 Data 1 | Row 2 Data 2 | Row 2 Data 3 |

Footnotes

Footnotes are created using [^key] and defined at the bottom of the document.

This is a sentence with a footnote.[^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote text.

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LaTeX Formulas

Inline Formulas

Euler’s identity $e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0$ is one of the most beautiful equations in mathematics.

Block Formulas

The quadratic formula is given by:

$$ x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} $$

Complex Formulas

A definite integral:

$$ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2} , dx = \sqrt{\pi} $$

Schrödinger Equation:

$$ i\hbar\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\Psi(\mathbf{r},t) = \hat H \Psi(\mathbf{r},t) $$

Front Matter

Hugo uses front matter to define metadata for each page. Commonly used fields include title, date, draft, and tags.

---
title: "My First Post"
date: 2023-10-01T12:00:00Z
draft: false
tags: ["markdown", "hugo"]
---

Conclusion

Markdown offers a simple yet powerful way to create content for Hugo sites. By mastering the syntax, you can effectively build and manage your website articles with ease.