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Markdown

• Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>

  This site allows HTML content. While learning all of HTML may feel intimidating, learning how to use a very small number of the most basic HTML "tags" is very easy. This table provides examples for each tag that is enabled on this site.

  For more information see W3C's HTML Specifications or use your favorite search engine to find other sites that explain HTML.

  Tag Description	You Type	You Get
  Anchors are used to make links to other pages.	<a href="http://nik.me">Nik&#039;s Blog</a>	Nik's Blog
  Emphasized	<em>Emphasized</em>	Emphasized
  Strong	<strong>Strong</strong>	Strong
  Cited	<cite>Cited</cite>	Cited
  Block quoted	<blockquote>Block quoted</blockquote>	Block quoted
  Coded text used to show programming source code	<code>Coded</code>	Coded
  Unordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	<ul> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ul>	First item Second item
  Ordered list - use the <li> to begin each list item	<ol> <li>First item</li> <li>Second item</li> </ol>	First item Second item
  No help provided for tag li.
  Definition lists are similar to other HTML lists. <dl> begins the definition list, <dt> begins the definition term and <dd> begins the definition description.	<dl> <dt>First term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> </dl>	First term First definition Second term Second definition
  No help provided for tag dt.
  No help provided for tag dd.

  Most unusual characters can be directly entered without any problems.

  If you do encounter problems, try using HTML character entities. A common example looks like &amp; for an ampersand & character. For a full list of entities see HTML's entities page. Some of the available characters include:

  Character Description	You Type	You Get
  Ampersand	&	&
  Greater than	>	>
  Less than	&lt;	<
  Quotation mark	&quot;	"

• Quick Tips:
  • Two or more spaces at a line's end = Line break
  • Double returns = Paragraph
  • *Single asterisks* or _single underscores_ = Emphasis
  • **Double** or __double__ = Strong
  • This is [a link](http://the.link.example.com "The optional title text")
  For complete details on the Markdown syntax, see the Markdown documentation and Markdown Extra documentation for tables, footnotes, and more.
• Typogrify.module brings the typographic refinements of Typogrify to Drupal.
  • Wraps ampersands (the $ldquo;&” character) with <span class=\"amp\">&</span>.
  • Prevents single words from wrapping onto their own line using Shaun Inman's Widont technique.
  • Converts straight quotation marks to typographer's quotation marks, using SmartyPants.
  • Converts multiple hyphens to en dashes and em dashes (according to your preferences), using SmartyPants.
  • Wraps multiple capital letters with <span class=\"caps\">CAPS</span>.
  • Wraps initial quotation marks with <span class=\"quo\"></span> or <span class=\"dquo\"></span>.
  • Adds a css style sheet that uses the <span> tags to substitute a showy ampersand in headlines, switch caps to small caps, and hang initial quotation marks.