This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.

Headings Link to heading

The following HTML <h1>—<h6> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest.

H1 Link to heading

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Links Link to heading

This is a internal link to another page. This one points to a external page nad will be open in a new tag.

Blockquotes Link to heading

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

Blockquote without attribution Link to heading

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae. Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution Link to heading

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating. — Rob Pike¹

Tables Link to heading

Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports them out-of-the-box.

Name	Age
Bob	27
Alice	23

Inline Markdown within tables Link to heading

Italics	Bold	Code
italics	bold	`code`

Code Blocks Link to heading

Code block with backticks Link to heading

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <p>Test</p>
    </body>
</html>

Code block indented with four spaces Link to heading

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

Code block with Hugo’s internal highlight shortcode Link to heading

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

List Types Link to heading

Ordered List Link to heading

First item
Second item
Third item

Unordered List Link to heading

List item
Another item
And another item

Nested list Link to heading

Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese

Foot Notes Link to heading

Check it² at the end³ of this text⁴.

Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark Link to heading

GIF is a bitmap image format.

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Xn + Yn = Zn

Press CTRL+ALT+Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015. ↩︎
A footnote. ↩︎
Another one. ↩︎
Cool, right? ↩︎

Markdown Syntax Guide