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Writing Markdown

In the app: Markdown editor

Gentleward notes are written in Markdown: plain text that turns into readable formatting. You can use the toolbar for the basics, type the syntax yourself, or mix both. The saved note stays as Markdown, so it remains portable and easy to edit later.

Basics

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

A paragraph with **bold**, _italic_, ++underline++, and `inline code`.

Use blank lines between paragraphs. In note bodies, a single line break is kept as a line break, so short, journal-like lines read the way you typed them.

Lists

- Bullet item
- Another bullet

1. First step
2. Second step

The toolbar’s bullet and numbered-list buttons insert these markers for you. When you’re writing a list, pressing Enter starts the next blank item. Press Enter again on a blank list item to leave the list.

Keyboard shortcuts

  • Bold: Cmd/Ctrl+B
  • Italic: Cmd/Ctrl+I
  • Underline: Cmd/Ctrl+U
  • Link: Cmd/Ctrl+K
  • Numbered list: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+7
  • Bullet list: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+8
[Link text](https://example.com)

![Image description](https://example.com/image.jpg)

Dropping a file onto the garden note editor uploads it and inserts a Markdown link automatically. Image files are inserted as image Markdown.

Quotes, code blocks, and dividers

> A quoted thought

```text
a small code block
```

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What is allowed

The editor supports common Markdown, including headings, emphasis, links, images, lists, blockquotes, code, tables, strikethrough, task-list text, and the app’s underline shorthand: ++underlined text++.

For safety, rendered notes are sanitized before they appear on the page. Scripts, unsafe links, event handlers, and other risky HTML are stripped.

Open Markdown editor→