Markdown

Summary

Markdown is a lightweight markup language^[1]. Markdown has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Markdown was influenced by Structure Enhanced Text^[3].
• Markdown was influenced by Textile^[4].
• Markdown was influenced by reStructuredText^[5].
• Markdown was influenced by EtText^[6].
• Markdown was influenced by HTML^[7].
• Markdown was influenced by posting style^[8].
• Markdown's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language^[9].
• Markdown's instance of is recorded as document file format^[10].
• Markdown's developer is recorded as Aaron Swartz^[11].
• Markdown's developer is recorded as John Gruber^[12].
• Markdown's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses^[13].
• Markdown's software version identifier is recorded as 2004-12-17^[14].
• Markdown is used for README^[15].
• Markdown is used for creating^[16].
• Markdown is used for computer programming^[17].
• Markdown is used for translation^[18].
• Markdown's Commons category is recorded as Markdown^[19].
• 2004 marks the founding of Markdown^[20].
• March 19, 2004 marks the founding of Markdown^[21].
• Markdown's official website is recorded as https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/^[22].
• Markdown's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/1008^[23].
• Markdown's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/sWm3gL^[24].
• Markdown's media type is recorded as text/markdown^[25].
• Markdown's file extension is recorded as md^[26].
• Markdown's file extension is recorded as markdown^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include lightweight markup language^[9] and document file format^[10].

Origins

Recorded inception include 2004^[20] and March 19, 2004^[21].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include README^[15], creating^[16], computer programming^[17], and translation^[18].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Structure Enhanced Text^[3]; Textile^[4], a lightweight markup language^[28]; reStructuredText^[5], a lightweight markup language^[29], founded in 2002^[30]; EtText^[6]; HTML^[7], a markup language^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1989^[33]; and posting style^[8], a communication protocol^[34].

Why It Matters

Markdown has Wikipedia articles in 36 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]