Steemit Markdown Guide

Steemit is a blogging platform that is based on Blockchain network. You can express anything through the platform. The best thing about Steemit that it PAYS. You can earn money by posting amazing stuff. The more vote you get, the more money you earn. And all is made public. Everyone gets to know how much he/ she and other on the platform earns.

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So if you are wondering how to write a blog post and format the post with text styling the guide is for you.

Basically, there are Text, List, Image, Header & Quote, Code and Extra syntax available for use in Steemit.

TEXT FORMATTING

Bold Text

You Type:**This Is A Bold Text**
The Result Will Be: This Is A Bold Text
Use Double Star ( * ) Signs At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.

You Type: __This Is Also A Bold Text__
The Result Will Be: This Is Also A Bold Text
Use Double Underscore ( _ ) Signs At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.

Italic Text

You Type : *This Is An Italic Text*
The Result Will Be: This Is An Italic Text
Use Single Star ( * ) Sign At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.

You Type : _This Is An Italic Text_
The Result Will Be: This Is An Italic Text
Use Single Underscore ( _ ) Sign At The Beginning And At The End Of A Text/Paragraph To Make It Bold.

Strikethrough

You Type: ~~$500~~
The Result Will Be : $500

LIST

You Type:
1. Swampfire
2. SpiderMonkey
2.1 Ultimate Spridermonkey
2.2 Just SpiderMonkey
3. Upgrade
The Result Will Be:

1. Swampfire
2. SpiderMonkey
   2.1 Ultimate Spridermonkey
   2.2 Just SpriderMonkey
3. Upgrade

You can use Star Sign ( * ), Dash sign ( - ) and numbers to make list. After every sign click enter to make next list item

IMAGE

You Type: ![Image Text/alt text](https://your.image.link/whatever.jpg)
The Result Will Be: A Shiny Image

The Best Option To Insert An Image Is By Selecting Them From Your Device or Dragging Them From Anywhere On Any Webpage

HEADERS AND QUOTE

Headers

You Type:
# This Is Header 1
The Result Will Be:

This Is Header 1

You Type:
`## This is header 2
The Result Will Be:

This is header 2

You can use hash sign 3 times (###) for Heading 3 or 4 times (####) for heading 4 and up to six times.

Quote

You Type:
> Sharing is caring -Random
The Result Will Be:

Sharing is caring
-Random

Use greater than ( > ) sign to make a quote

LINK

You Type: [Steemit](http://steemit.com)
The Result Will Be: Steemit

You Type: http://steemit.com
The Result Will Be: http://steemit.com

TABLE

You Type:
First Header | Second Header
------------ | -------------
Content from cell 1 | Content from cell 2
Content in the first column | Content in the second column

The Result Will Be:

First Header	Second Header
Content from cell 1	Content from cell 2
Content in the first column	Content in the second column

EMOJI

You Type: 😁
The Result Will Be: 😁

Emoji link: https://steemit.com/emojis/@blueorgy/steemit-emojis-master-list , you can also copy paste emoji

MENTION

You Type: @billgates or @realdonaldtrump
The Result Will Be: @billgates or @realdonaldtrump

PAGEBREAK

You Type:
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The Result Will Be:

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