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	title: CommonMark Spec		title: CommonMark Spec
	author: John MacFarlane		author: John MacFarlane

	version: '0.30'		version: '0.31.2'
	date: '2021-06-19'		date: '2024-01-28'
	license: '[CC-BY-SA 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)'		license: '[CC-BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)'
	...		...

	# Introduction		# Introduction

	## What is Markdown?		## What is Markdown?

	Markdown is a plain text format for writing structured documents,		Markdown is a plain text format for writing structured documents,
	based on conventions for indicating formatting in email		based on conventions for indicating formatting in email
	and usenet posts. It was developed by John Gruber (with		and usenet posts. It was developed by John Gruber (with
	help from Aaron Swartz) and released in 2004 in the form of a		help from Aaron Swartz) and released in 2004 in the form of a

	[syntax description](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax)		[syntax description](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax)
	and a Perl script (`Markdown.pl`) for converting Markdown to		and a Perl script (`Markdown.pl`) for converting Markdown to
	HTML. In the next decade, dozens of implementations were		HTML. In the next decade, dozens of implementations were
	developed in many languages. Some extended the original		developed in many languages. Some extended the original
	Markdown syntax with conventions for footnotes, tables, and		Markdown syntax with conventions for footnotes, tables, and
	other document elements. Some allowed Markdown documents to be		other document elements. Some allowed Markdown documents to be
	rendered in formats other than HTML. Websites like Reddit,		rendered in formats other than HTML. Websites like Reddit,
	StackOverflow, and GitHub had millions of people using Markdown.		StackOverflow, and GitHub had millions of people using Markdown.
	And Markdown started to be used beyond the web, to author books,		And Markdown started to be used beyond the web, to author books,
	articles, slide shows, letters, and lecture notes.		articles, slide shows, letters, and lecture notes.

	What distinguishes Markdown from many other lightweight markup		What distinguishes Markdown from many other lightweight markup
	syntaxes, which are often easier to write, is its readability.		syntaxes, which are often easier to write, is its readability.
	As Gruber writes:		As Gruber writes:

	> The overriding design goal for Markdown's formatting syntax is		> The overriding design goal for Markdown's formatting syntax is
	> to make it as readable as possible. The idea is that a		> to make it as readable as possible. The idea is that a
	> Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as		> Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as
	> plain text, without looking like it's been marked up with tags		> plain text, without looking like it's been marked up with tags
	> or formatting instructions.		> or formatting instructions.

	> (<http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/>)		> (<https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/>)