Markdown

Hugo supports Markdown syntax for formatting text, creating lists, and more. This page will show you some of the most common Markdown syntax examples.

Markdown Examples

Styling Text

Blockquotes

Blockquote with attribution

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.
— Rob Pike¹

Tables

Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports them out-of-the-box.

Inline Markdown within tables

Code Blocks

Lists

Ordered List

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Unordered List

• List item
• Another item
• And another item

Nested list

• Fruit
  • Apple
  • Orange
  • Banana
• Dairy
  • Milk
  • Cheese

Images

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Configuration

Hugo uses Goldmark for Markdown parsing. Markdown rendering can be configured in hugo.yaml under markup.goldmark. Below is the default configuration for Hextra:

markup:
  goldmark:
    renderer:
      unsafe: true
  highlight:
    noClasses: false

For more configuration options, see Hugo documentation on Configure Markup.

Learning Resources

• Markdown Guide
• Markdown Cheatsheet
• Markdown Tutorial
• Markdown Reference