Using Markdown

Markdown is a simple way to format your content using plain text and the various symbols on your keyboard. Carnival will convert your markdown-formatted text to richly formatted text in your in-app messages, without the need to write HTML.

The most common uses of markdown are shown in the table below.

Method 1 Method 2 Formatted Result
*Italic text* _Italic text_ Italic text
**Bold text** __Bold text__ Bold text
# Heading 1 Heading 1 =========

Heading 1

## Heading 2 Heading 2 ———

Heading 2

[Linked text](https://example.com) [Link][1] ⋮ [1]: https://example.com Linked text
> Blockquote n/a
Blockquote
* List * List * List – List – List – List
  • List
  • List
  • List
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 1) One 2) Two 3) Three
  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three

Horizontal Rule

---

(3+ hyphens)

Horizontal Rule

***

(3+ asterisks or underscores)

Horizontal Rule


This is `inline code` (using backticks) n/a This is inline code (using backticks)
Code block: ``` One or more lines surrounded by 3 backticks or indent each line 4 spaces ``` Code block:     One or more lines     surrounded by     3 backticks     or indent each line     4 spaces
Code block:
One or more lines
surrounded by
3 backticks
or indent each line
4 spaces