Markdown Tips for Developers: Beyond the Basics

Most developers know the basics: **bold** , # heading , [link](url) . But Markdown has features that even experienced writers overlook. Here are the ones worth knowing. Fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting The basic syntax: ``` javascript const greeting = 'Hello, world!'; console.log(greeting); ``` ``` ` The language hint after the opening backticks enables syntax highlighting in GitHub, GitLab, Dev.to, Notion, and most Markdown renderers. Common language identifiers: `javascript`, `types