Markdown
Docyard uses GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM). If you’ve written a README, you already know the basics.
Learn the basics in 10 minutes with the CommonMark tutorial.
Text Formatting
**Bold text** and *italic text*
~~Strikethrough~~ and `inline code`
[Link text](https://example.com)
Bold text and italic text
Strikethrough and inline code
Headings
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
Headings automatically generate anchor links. ## Getting Started becomes #getting-started.
Lists
- First item
- Second item
- Nested item
- Another nested item
- Third item
1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step
- First item
- Second item
- Nested item
- Another nested item
- Third item
- First step
- Second step
- Third step
Code Blocks
Use triple backticks with a language identifier:
```javascript
function greet(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
```
function greet(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
See Code Blocks for line highlighting, titles, and more.
Tables
| Name | Role | Status |
|------|------|--------|
| Alice | Admin | Active |
| Bob | Editor | Active |
| Carol | Viewer | Pending |
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | Admin | Active |
| Bob | Editor | Active |
| Carol | Viewer | Pending |
Blockquotes
> Documentation is a love letter to your future self.
>
> — Damian Conway
Documentation is a love letter to your future self.
— Damian Conway
Images

Place images in docs/public/ and reference them with absolute paths.
Horizontal Rules
---
Creates a visual separator between sections.
Frontmatter
Every page starts with YAML frontmatter:
---
title: Page Title
description: A brief description for SEO and social sharing
---
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
title |
Page title (appears in browser tab and sidebar) |
description |
Meta description for search engines |
See Frontmatter Reference for all options.
Custom Anchors
Override auto-generated heading anchors:
## My Heading {#custom-id}
Link to it with [text](#custom-id).
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations once, use them everywhere:
The HTML specification is maintained by the W3C.
*[HTML]: HyperText Markup Language
*[W3C]: World Wide Web Consortium
The HTML specification is maintained by the W3C.
Hover over the abbreviations above to see their definitions.
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