Markdown for comments

The comments system on this website uses Markdown. Markdown is a plain text to HTML converter, relying on standardised but natural formatting syntax in the plain text. See below for examples of Markdown usage:

Phrase emphasis

*italic*   **bold**
_italic_   __bold__

Links

Inline:

An [example](http://example.com/ "Title")

Reference-style labels (titles are optional):

An [example][id]. Then, anywhere else in the doc, define the link:

  [id]: http://example.com/  "Title"

Autolinks

Wrap any URL in angle brackets and it will autolink, e.g:

<http://example.com>

Lists

Ordered, without paragraphs:

1. Foo
2. Bar

Unordered, with paragraphs:

* A list item
* Another list item

Nested lists:

* A list item
  * A nested list item
* Another list item
  1. Ordered list item #1
  2. Ordered list item #2
* The last list item

Blockquotes

> Email-style angle brackets

> are used for blockquotes.

> > And, they can be nested.

> #### Headers in blockquotes
>
> * You can quote a list.
> * Etc.

Code spans

`<code>` spans are delimited by backticks.

You can include literal backticks like `` `this` ``.

Preformatted code blocks

Indent every line of a code block by at least 4 spaces or 1 tab.

This is a normal paragraph.

    This is a preformatted
    code block.

Manual line breaks

End a line with two or more spaces:

Roses are red,   
Violets are blue.