A beginner-friendly introduction to Markdown on GitHub covering all the essential syntax: headers, bold/italic text, blockquotes, ordered and unordered lists, code blocks, links, and images. Explains where Markdown is used across GitHub (READMEs, issues, pull requests, discussions, wikis) and provides practical tips like drag-and-drop image insertion and using the Preview button to test formatting before committing.

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What is Markdown and why is it important?Where can I use Markdown?Basic syntaxListsCodeLinks and imagesWhat’s next?Tags:Written by
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