Guide

Format Text

PenCake uses Markdown to format text. Markdown is a language that you can add formatting elements to plain text using symbols. Markdown makes formatting quick and easy.

In PenCake, for more flexible and intuitive formatting, some commonly used Markdown syntax has been modified. Therefore, the Markdown syntax below is only compatible with PenCake.

I · Text Styles

Bold

You write
This is **bold text**.
Love**and**peace
You get

This is bold text.

Loveandpeace

Italic

This is //italicized text//.
Love//and//peace

This is italicized text.

Loveandpeace

Bold and Italic

This is //**bold and italicized**// text.
This text is **//really important**//.
Love**//and//**peace

This is bold and italicized text.

This text is really important.

Loveandpeace

Underline

This is __underlined text__.
Love__and__peace

This is underlined text.

Loveandpeace

Strikethrough

~~The world is flat.~~ We now know that the world is round.
Love~~and~~peace

The world is flat. We now know that the world is round.

Loveandpeace

Highlight

This is ==highlighted== text.
We now know that ==the world is round==.
Love==and==peace

This is highlighted text.

We now know that the world is round.

Loveandpeace

Combination of Styles

This is ==//**__~~also available__~~**//==.
The **==__symbols’ order==**__ does not matter.
==It is possible to __cross-specify== different styles__.

This is also available.

The symbols’ order does not matter.

It is possible to cross-specify different styles.

❌ Don’t do this

Text styles must not have spaces right next to the inside of the symbols.

This is ** bold text**. ❌
This is //italicized text //. ❌
Really //** very **// important text ❌

II · Headings

You write
# Heading level 1
## Heading level 2
### Heading level 3
You get
Heading level 1
Heading level 2
Heading level 3

III · Horizontal rule

You write
-----
You get

Questions about formatting?

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This document was created by referring to markdownguide.org.