Markdown
Markdown (Wikipedia) is a human readable markup language
Enable Markdown​
Navigate to ☰ > Settings > Look and feel
and toggle on Edit screen options >
Markdown
You may also want to toggle on Task list options > Show full
description
Behavior​
- Task list: Markdown will be rendered in the title and description. Links will be clickable
- Edit screen: Markdown syntax in the title and description will be highlighted
- Widgets & notifications: Due to technical limitations only strikethrough is supported. Other features will be rendered as plain text with Markdown syntax removed. Links cannot be clicked
Supported features​
Emphasis​
*italic*
or _italic_
-> italic
**bold**
or __bold__
-> bold
Typography​
~~strikethrough~~
-> strikethrough
Links​
[Link](https://tasks.org)
-> Link
Ordered list​
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
1. Sub item
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Sub item
Unordered list​
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Sub item
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Sub item
Blockquotes​
> This is a blockquote
>> with nesting
This is a blockquote
with nesting
Tasks​
- [ ] Task
- [ ] Subtask
- [x] Completed task
- Task
- Subtask
- Completed task
Thematic break​
***
Headings​
# h1
h1
## h2
h2
### h3
h3
#### h4
h4
##### h5
h5
###### h6
h6
Tables​
| Column 1 | Column 2
| --- | ---
| 1A | 1B
| 2A | 2B
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
1A | 1B |
2A | 2B |
Code​
Example `inline` code
-> Example inline
code
```
Example code block
```
Example code block