Markdown Basics
DevDojo uses Markdown syntax for writing posts, commments, and other content throughout the site. Below you will find some commonly used markdown syntax. For a deeper dive in Markdown check out this Cheat Sheet
Bold & Italic
Italics *asterisks*
Bold **double asterisks**
Code
Inline Code `backtick`
Code Block
```
Three back ticks and then enter your code blocks here.
```
Headers
# This is Heading 1
## This is Heading 2
### This is Heading 3
#### This is Heading 4
##### This is Heading 5
Here is an example of how each heading will looks
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Quotes
> type a greater than sign and start typing your quote.
Links
You can add links by typing the alt text inside of [] and the link inside of (), like so:
[links](https://devdojo.com)
Images
You can add images by selecting the image icon, which will upload and add an image to the editor, or you can manually add the image by adding an exclamation !, followed by the alt text inside of [], and the link inside of (), like so:

Embedding Codepens
You can also embed a codepen pen by writing the following:
{% codepen https://codepen.io/your/pen/url %}
You may also choose the default tabs you wish to show your pen by writing the default-tab like so: (default is result)
{% codepen https://codepen.io/your/pen/url default-tab=result,html %}
Embedding YouTube Videos
You can also embed a YouTube video by writing the following:
{% youtube VIDEO_ID_HERE %}
Embedding Katacoda Terminal
You can also embed a Katacoda Terminal by writing the following:
{% katacoda %}
You may also choose if the terminal should float at the bottom of the page or be embeded in the post itself by writing float like so:
{% katacoda float %}
Embedding Asciinema
You can also embed an Asciinema video by writing the following:
{% asciinema YOUR_VIDEO_ID %}
You may also choose if the video should be added as an alternate rel tag, so it could later on be played with the `asciinema play https://devdojo/post-name` command, with the rel argument like so:
{% asciinema YOUR_VIDEO_ID rel %}
That's about it. It's time to start crafting your story.