Markdown day 4/30: Learning Task Lists, HTML, and More

Welcome to day 4 of our Markdown series! Today, we will discuss advanced features that give you even more control over your content. We’ll look at creating task lists, escaping characters, using HTML in Markdown, combining lists with block code, and organizing images. These tips will help you to create detailed and visually appealing documents. Let’s get started!

1. Task list (checkbox)

Task lists are great for tracking progress or creating to-do lists. In Markdown, you can create a set of tasks by using square brackets. The unmarked task uses [ ], while the marked task uses [x].

2. Escaping characters

Sometimes, you may need to use special characters (such as *, _, or #) as plain text rather than using them for their exact formatting. You can use these characters in Markdown as a usual string by preceding them with an inverted slash (\).

3. HTML is Markdown

Markdown is powerful, but sometimes you need more control. This is where HTML comes in. You can embed HTML code directly in the Markdown files for advanced formatting.

4. Combine lists with code

You can combine lists with code blocks to display instructions. This will be helpful if you write an instruction or user manual that includes codes.

5. Image Alignment

Markdown does not support aligning images by default. However, you can use HTML to align images.

I hope you grabbed those important tips within a short break. And that was day 4! These techniques will make your documents look polished and professional. Keep up the excellent work, so we’ll talk more about Markdown tips tomorrow!