Plans supporting the use of Markdown editor
Free | Professional | Business | Enterprise |
---|---|---|---|
When working in Document360, these basic formatting commands are essential for clear, organized content.
Markdown commands
Feature | Syntax | Example | Output | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Headings (H2, H3, H4) | ## , ### , #### before the text |
## Heading 2 |
Heading 2 |
Use 1-6 hash symbols for heading levels. Document360 restricts H1 for article titles. |
Bold | **text** |
**bold** |
bold | Shortcut: Ctrl+B / Cmd+B |
Italics | *text* or _text_ |
*italics* |
italics | Shortcut: Ctrl+I / Cmd+I |
Strikethrough | ~~text~~ |
~~strikethrough~~ |
No shortcut available | |
Numbered List | 1. followed by text |
1. First item |
1. First item | Numbered lists automatically increment |
Bulleted List | * or - followed by text |
* Bullet item |
* Bullet item | Use an asterisk * or a hyphen - |
Link | [text](URL) |
[Document360](https://docs.document360.com) |
Document360 | Links are displayed as clickable text |
Blockquote | > before text |
> This is a quote |
Creates a callout/blockquote | For quoting or highlighting text |
Horizontal Line | *** |
*** |
Creates a horizontal line | Used to separate sections |
Heading levels
Heading Level | Syntax | Example | Output |
---|---|---|---|
H2 | ## Heading 2 |
## This is Heading 2 |
This is Heading 2 |
H3 | ### Heading 3 |
### This is Heading 3 |
This is Heading 3 |
H4 | #### Heading 4 |
#### This is Heading 4 |
This is Heading 4 |
Ensure a blank line above Heading tags and a space between hash symbols and text.
Styling text
Style | Syntax | Example | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Bold | **text** |
**bold text** |
bold text |
Italics | *text* or _text_ |
*italic text* or _italic text_ |
italic text or italic text |
~~text~~ |
~~strikethrough text~~ |
||
Highlight | ==text== |
==highlighted text== |
==highlighted text== |
Superscript | text^superscript |
E = mc^2 |
E = mc2 |
Subscript | text~subscript |
H~2~O |
H2O |
Avoid spaces between syntax and text for proper styling.
Lists
List Type | Syntax | Example | Output | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Numbered List | 1. Item |
1. First item |
1. First item | Automatically increments numbers for each item. |
2. Item |
2. Second item |
2. Second item | Use this format for each subsequent item. | |
3. Item |
3. Third item |
3. Third item | ||
Bulleted List | * Item |
* Bullet item |
- Bullet item | Use an asterisk (* ), hyphen (- ), or plus (+ ). |
- Item |
- Another bullet item |
- Another bullet item | Any of these symbols will create a bulleted item. | |
+ Item |
+ Yet another bullet item |
+ Yet another bullet item |
Links and blockquotes
Feature | Syntax | Example | Output |
---|---|---|---|
Link | [text](URL) |
[Document360](https://docs.document360.com) |
Document360 |
Blockquote
Include quotes or highlight important points by using '>' before the text.
> This will quote the entire line of text
Output:
This will quote the entire line of text
Horizontal line
You can enter a horizontal line to divide two lines of text using the three asterisks.
***
Output:
More elements
Feature | Syntax | Example |
---|---|---|
Image | ![Alt text](URL "Optional title") |
![Logo](https://example.com/logo.png "Logo") |
Reference Link | [Link text][ref] [ref]: URL |
[Document360][doc] [doc]: https://docs.document360.com |
Escaping Characters | \character |
\*This is not italic\* |
YouTube Video | <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Vimeo Video | <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/VIDEO_ID" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/76979871" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Emoji usage
To include emojis in your document, find the emoji name from the list below and copy it into your document, including the colons. For example:
- Use
:joy_cat:
for 😹 - Use
:avocado:
for 🥑 - Use
:confetti_ball:
for 🎊
Emoji samples
Emoji | Name |
---|---|
📝 | :memo: |
✍️ | :writing_hand: |
📄 | :page_facing_up: |
📚 | :books: |
📖 | :open_book: |
🖋️ | :fountain_pen: |
📑 | :bookmark_tabs: |
🔍 | :mag_right: |
📅 | :calendar: |
💻 | :laptop: |
📊 | :bar_chart: |
📈 | :chart_with_upwards_trend: |
🗂️ | :card_index_dividers: |
✏️ | :pencil: |
😊 | :smiling_face: |
❤️ | :red_heart: |
🌟 | :star: |
🔥 | :fire: |
🎉 | :tada: |
For more advanced Markdown syntax commands, refer to the official Markdown syntax guide.