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GitHub Flavored Markdown

variant of Markdown used by GitHub which adds additional formatting extensions, and custom behavior specific to the platform
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GitHub Flavored Markdown

Summary

GitHub Flavored Markdown is a lightweight markup language[1].

Key Facts

  • GitHub Flavored Markdown's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language[2].
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown's based on is recorded as CommonMark[3].
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown's used by is recorded as Q364[4].

Body

Definition and Type

GitHub Flavored Markdown's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language[2].

Use and Application

GitHub Flavored Markdown's used by is recorded as Q364[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GitHub Flavored Markdown. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/github-flavored-markdown
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_github-flavored-markdown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GitHub Flavored Markdown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/github-flavored-markdown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · ~2026-41381-53 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Based on → CommonMark
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11hfw2v3mt
    Wikidata description → variant of Markdown used by GitHub which adds additional formatting extensions,
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q336705]]"
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