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Using Markdown in Project Descriptions
Using Markdown in Project Descriptions
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Written by Wojtek Jodel
Updated over a week ago

In Magma, you can now add descriptions to your projects to provide context and information for other users.

The project description form uses Markdown syntax, a lightweight markup language that allows for easy formatting of text. Here's how you can use Markdown to create rich, informative project descriptions:

Headers

You can create headers by using one or more hashtags (#) at the beginning of a line. The number of hashtags determines the level of the header.

Please make sure to add space character (" ") between hash characters and text.

For example:

# This is a level 1 header
## This is a level 2 header
### This is a level 3 header

Emphasize

To italicize text, use a single asterisk (*) or a single underscore (_) before and after the text you want to emphasize. For example:

This is *emphasized* text.
This is _also_ emphasized text.

You can also make text bold by using two asterisks (**) or two underscores (__) before and after the text you want to emphasize. For example:

This is **bold** text.
This is __bold__ text.

Lists

You can create unordered lists by using asterisks (*) or dashes (-) followed by a space. You can create ordered lists by using numbers followed by a period (.) and a space. For example:

* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3

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

Links

You can create links by using square brackets [] to enclose the link text, and parentheses () to enclose the URL. For example:

This is a [link](http://www.example.com).

Images

You can add images by using an exclamation mark (!), followed by square brackets [] to enclose the alt text, and parentheses () to enclose the image URL. For example:

![alt text](http://www.example.com/image.jpg)

That's it! With these basic Markdown syntax rules, you can now create informative and well-formatted project descriptions for your Magma projects.

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