A lightweight markup language for writing formatted plain text.
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What is Markdown
A lightweight markup language for writing formatted plain text.
GitHub Linguist classifies Markdown as a prose format, typically using extensions such as .md, .livemd, .markdown, .mdown, .mdwn, .mkd.
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A lightweight markup language for writing formatted plain text.
Common extensions include .md, .livemd, .markdown, .mdown, .mdwn.
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Updated 2026-09-13
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