# Markdown Basics | Shortcuts Library

> Beginners Guide to Markdown

## What this shortcut does

Markdown Guide
Beginners guide to Markdown
Reference, Markdown is a simpler version of HTML.
Another way to look at its is HTML is a publishing format; Markdown is a writing format.
This Shortcut is designed to teach what Markdown is and how to use it on. Markdown can do amazing things like
Bold
,
Italicize
,
Both
, increase Font
Size
Add images,
This actually is the Markdown code I used to make the above display:
# Markdown Guide
### Beginners guide to Markdown
***
Reference, Markdown is a simpler version of HTML.
Another way to look at its is HTML is a publishing format; Markdown is
a writing format.

This Shortcut is designed to teach what Markdown is and how to use it
on. Markdown can do amazing things like **Bold**,
_Italicize_, ***Both***, increase Font
#### Size
Add images,

![Markdown Preview](https://i.imgur.com/FTKIlKv.png)
and more...
Thanks for checking out my Shortcut and I hope that it helps..

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