Basic Markdown Syntax

Codewars supports Markdown.

More specifically, GitHub Flavored Markdown (strict superset of CommonMark) and few Codewars extensions.

You may find below a summary of the most used ones.

Emphasis

_This is italic_

*This is also italic*

__This is bold__

**This is bold too**

___here, italic and bold___

***here, italic and bold***

*You can have **bold** in italic*

Displaying code

Use code spans and code blocks to show the text as-is. Use code block to show the syntax highlighted code.

Code span

Use single backtick (`) to show the text as is inline.

Code span example: `print("example")`

Code block

For code blocks, use triple backticks (a "code fence").

```

This is the content of the code block.

You can indent inside it as you like and it will be preserved.

```

The opening code fence can be followed by an optional text called the info string. When the info string is a valid language ID, python for example, the content is syntax highlighted. See the language's documentation in supported languages to find the langauge ID.

```python

def hello_world():

# this is rendered

hi = lambda: 'hello'

print(hi())

return 42

```

If you're writing a kata description, see Codewars' extensions like sequential and language-specific blocks.

Lists

Unordered lists

* item 1

* item 2

* subitem 2.1

* subitem 2.2

You can use -, *, and + as bullet markers.

Ordered lists

1. item 1

1. subitem 1.1

2. subitem 1.2

2. item 2

* subitem (you can use unordered subitems too)

3. item 3

Incrementing the marker is optional so you can use the following too:

1. item 1

1. subitem 1.1

1. subitem 1.2

1. item 2

* subitem (you can use unordered subitems too)

1. item 3

Links

Valid URLs are automatically converted to links with link text set to the URL.

To specify a link text, use the following syntax:

[link text](https://www.example.com)

Images

To include an image:


Blockquotes

To quote the answer of another user, for example:

> Quoted text