Knowra Markdown Markdown Markdown is a lightweight markup language that uses readable punctuation conventions to indicate structure and formatting in plain text. Its syntax can be converted into HTML and other document formats.
Markdown syntax : The conventions Markdown uses to mark headings, lists, emphasis, links, and other document structures. These punctuation conventions are the source text that Markdown processors interpret.
John Gruber : An American writer and technology commentator who created Markdown with Aaron Swartz. Gruber published Markdown’s original design in 2004.
README file : A document that introduces a software project, commonly named README and written in Markdown. Markdown makes project instructions readable both in source form and on hosting sites.
reStructuredText : A plain-text markup language used especially for Python documentation and technical publishing. It offers richer documentation conventions than basic Markdown, with denser syntax.
Markdown parser : Software that reads Markdown text and converts its syntax into a structured representation or output format. Parsers turn Markdown’s visible markers into document structure.
Aaron Swartz : An American programmer and internet activist who co-created Markdown with John Gruber. Swartz helped develop Markdown’s original syntax and conversion script.
Jupyter Notebook : An interactive document combining executable code, results, and explanatory text cells. Markdown cells provide narrative and formatted explanation alongside notebook code.
AsciiDoc : A text-based markup language designed for technical documents, books, and web publishing. It supports complex document structures that Markdown handles inconsistently or through extensions.
CommonMark : A standardized specification for Markdown syntax and parsing behavior. It resolves ambiguities that otherwise make Markdown render differently across processors.
Markdown (2004 specification) : John Gruber’s original description of Markdown syntax and its HTML conversion rules. This document records the design that began Markdown’s use.
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