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title: Markdown formatting
slug: markdown-formatting
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createdAt: 2021-05-05T18:31:27.000Z
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ChartHop uses a standardized text format called Markdown. 

You can use Markdown across the application for styling content such as job descriptions, department / team pages, creating custom forms, or the *dashboard bulletin*. If you need to **bold,** *italicize, underline*, or style content in any other way, Markdown is the best way to do it in ChartHop.

Here are some of the most commonly used Markdown format rules.

| **Style**       | **Syntax**                                            |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Bold            | \*\*Bold\*\*                                          |
| Italic          | \*Italic\*                                            |
| Hyperlink       | \[link text]\(https\://www\.example)                  |
| Image           | !\[alt image text]\(https\://www\.example.png)        |
| Image with link | !\[https\://www\.example]\(https\://www\.example.png) |
| Header 1        | # H1                                                  |
| Header 2        | ## H2                                                 |
| Header 3        | ### H3                                                |
| Header 4        | #### H4                                               |
| Ordered List    | 1. First item<br />2. Second item<br />3. Third item  |
| Unordered List  | - First item<br />- Second item<br />- Third item     |
| Blockquote      | > blockquote                                          |
| Horizontal Rule | ---                                                   |

For more advanced Markdown tips, [here](https://commonmark.org/help/) is an external resource.