# Markdown

Markdown is a simple language used for adding structure and styling to plain text. It's used a lot by developers for adding instructions and documentation to their code (especially `README.md` files). You will need to use Markdown for your projects on GitHub too.

Read this [introduction to Markdown syntax](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax).

See also: [this markdown cheatsheet](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet)

#### How to check your Markdown is correct

In VSCode, while you are editing a Markdown file you can right-lick the file tab (at the top) and select "Open Preview". This will show you a rendered version of the markdown - similar to how it would show up in Github.

Alternatively: [Here's a simple website markdown editor](http://markdown.pioul.fr/)
