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Learn Markdown

Twelve short lessons that teach Markdown by doing — each one ends with an exercise for the real editor.

Markdown is a way to format plain text so it can be rendered as structured writing — headings, lists, links, tables — while the source stays readable as-is. This course teaches one idea per lesson: what you will learn, the syntax, a real example, the mistakes everyone makes, and an exercise to try yourself.

Every lesson is self-contained, so you can start anywhere or follow the course in order. Exercises open as new Markdown notes in the Typehall editor: use Edit to write, Preview to check the rendered result, or Split to work with both at once. For more room, you can combine Split with Focus. Your notes stay in your browser — nothing is uploaded, and the course never touches your existing notes on its own.

If you already write Markdown and want the tool overview instead, start with the Markdown notepad guide.

Start with lesson 1: What is Markdown

Beginner (lessons 1–5)

The everyday core: structure, emphasis, lists, and links.

  1. 1. What is Markdown — plain text, syntax, and rendered output.
  2. 2. Headings — six levels, logical hierarchy, spacing.
  3. 3. Bold and italic — emphasis, combinations, escaping.
  4. 4. Lists — bulleted, numbered, and nested lists.
  5. 5. Links and images — link syntax and how Typehall handles images.

Intermediate (lessons 6–10)

Structure for longer notes: quotes, code, tables, and tasks.

  1. 6. Blockquotes — quotes, notes, and cited text.
  2. 7. Code blocks and inline code — fences, language tags, real highlighting.
  3. 8. Tables — headers, rows, and alignment.
  4. 9. Task lists — checklists that stay checkable.
  5. 10. Escaping characters — showing literal Markdown symbols.

Technical Markdown (lessons 11–12)

Diagrams and math, rendered on your device.

  1. 11. Mermaid diagrams — flowcharts inside Markdown notes.
  2. 12. LaTeX math — equations with local rendering.

Bonus: using Markdown with AI

Once the syntax feels natural, the next skill is reviewing Markdown written by someone — or something — else. Next: work with Markdown generated by ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, or other agents: AI Markdown editor. There is no integration; you paste agent output into a note and review it locally.

Course progress is intentionally not tracked: no account, no badges, no certificates — just 12 lessons and the editor. Open the notepad