Markdown
Markdown 是一种轻量级标记语言，使用纯文本格式语法来创建结构化文档。它可以转换为 HTML，是 README 文件、文档、博客和笔记应用的标准。Markdown 以源代码形式的可读性为优先。
MIME 类型
text/markdown
类型
文本
压缩
无损
优点
- + Extremely simple syntax that anyone can learn in minutes
- + Version-control friendly — clean diffs in Git
- + Renders beautifully on GitHub, GitLab, and most platforms
- + Converts easily to HTML, PDF, DOCX, and other formats
缺点
- − Limited formatting — no native support for tables of contents or footnotes
- − Flavor fragmentation (CommonMark, GFM, MDX) creates inconsistencies
- − No built-in styling — appearance depends on the renderer
何时使用 .MD
将 Markdown 用于文档、README 文件、博客文章、笔记以及任何受益于版本控制和纯文本编辑的内容。
技术细节
Markdown 文件是纯文本，使用 # 表示标题、* 表示强调、[ ] 表示链接等符号。Markdown 处理器（如 marked、markdown-it）将语法解析为 AST 并渲染 HTML 输出。
历史
John Gruber 于 2004 年与 Aaron Swartz 共同创建了 Markdown，旨在开发一种以纯文本形式可读并可轻松转换为 HTML 的格式。CommonMark (2014) 和 GitHub Flavored Markdown 对语法进行了标准化。
从 .MD 转换
转换为 .MD
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