Markdown
A family of lightweight plain-text markup syntaxes that use readable punctuation conventions for headings, links, lists, emphasis, code, and other document structure.
General information
- Format name
- Markdown Text Document
- Extensions
.md.markdown- MIME type
text/markdown- Category
- document
- Data type
- Text
Common uses
README files
Documentation
Technical writing
Static-site content
Notes and knowledge bases
Related formats
Technical resources
| Resource | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|
| RFC 7763 — The text/markdown Media Type | RFC Editor | Open resource ↗ |
Record information
- Verified
- October 4, 2026
- Last updated
- October 4, 2026