Markdown Syntax

Space supports Markdown syntax in:

Documents
Blog articles and comments
Issue descriptions and comments
Code review comments
Chats

Here is the syntax to follow:

Emphasis

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Bold	`This text is bold` `__This text is bold__`	This text is bold
Italic	`This text is italic` `_This text is italic_`	This text is italic
Strikethrough	`~~Never mind~~`	Never mind

Formatting

Entered text

Published text

Bold

**This text is bold**

__This text is bold__

This text is bold

Italic

*This text is italic*

_This text is italic_

This text is italic

Strikethrough

~~Never mind~~

Never mind

Headings

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Level 1 heading	`# Level 1 heading`
Level 2 heading	`## Level 2 heading`
Level 3 heading	`### Level 3 heading`

Links

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
External link autoconverted	`http://jetbrains.com`	http://jetbrains.com
External link with alias	`[JetBrains website](http://jetbrains.com)`	JetBrains website

Horizontal rules

Entered	Published
`___`	`___________________`
`---`	`___________________`

Lists

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Unordered list	* Entry * Entry - Entry - Entry	Entry Entry Entry Entry
Ordered list	1. Entry 1. Entry 1. Entry	Entry Entry Entry

Formatting

Entered text

Published text

Unordered list

Entry
Entry
- Entry
- Entry

Ordered list

Entry
Entry
Entry

Tables

Formatting

Entered

Published

Not aligned

| Column header 1 | Column header 2 |

| ---------------|----------------|

| content 1 |content 2|

Column header 1	Column header 2
content 1	content 2
content 1	content 2

Right aligned

| Column header 1 | Column header 2 |

| --------------:|---------------:|

| content 1 |content 2|

Column header 1	Column header 2
content 1	content 2
content 1	content 2

Reply quotation

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Blockquotes (can be nested)	> Some text > Some text >> Some text >>> Some text

Code

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Code block	``` someCode someCode ```	someCode someCode
Inline code	`someCode`	`someCode`

Syntax highlighting

To add color to your code block, specify a language next to the opening backticks.

Formatting	Entered text	Published text
Code block with highlighted syntax	```javascript var s = "Hi there!"; alert(s); ```

Images

Entered	Published
`![image](https://www.somesite.com/somedirectory/someimage.png)`

Diagrams, flowcharts, Git graphs

Create visualisations directly from text using Mermaid syntax. Quickly add a diagram or chart to your document, chat message, or code review comment — anywhere Markdown is supported.

Write your diagram text inside a code block, adding mermaid to the opening backticks.

Type	Entered text	Rendered text
Flowchart	```mermaid graph TD; A-->B; A-->C; B-->D; C-->D; ```
Pie chart	```mermaid pie title Cake Ingredients "Eggs" : 4 "Flour" : 3 "Sugar" : 2 "Butter" : 1 ```
Git (commits) diagram	```mermaid gitGraph commit commit commit branch feature commit commit checkout main commit ```

Last modified: 06 April 2023