This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.

Headings

The following HTML <h1>—<h6> elements represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level while <h6> is the lowest.

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Paragraph

Xerum, quo qui aut unt expliquam qui dolut labo. Aque venitatiusda cum, voluptionse latur sitiae dolessi aut parist aut dollo enim qui voluptate ma dolestendit peritin re plis aut quas inctum laceat est volestemque commosa as cus endigna tectur, offic to cor sequas etum rerum idem sintibus eiur? Quianimin porecus evelectur, cum que nis nust voloribus ratem aut omnimi, sitatur? Quiatem. Nam, omnis sum am facea corem alique molestrunt et eos evelece arcillit ut aut eos eos nus, sin conecerem erum fuga. Ri oditatquam, ad quibus unda veliamenimin cusam et facea ipsamus es exerum sitate dolores editium rerore eost, temped molorro ratiae volorro te reribus dolorer sperchicium faceata tiustia prat.

Itatur? Quiatae cullecum rem ent aut odis in re eossequodi nonsequ idebis ne sapicia is sinveli squiatum, core et que aut hariosam ex eat.

Blockquotes

The blockquote element represents content that is quoted from another source, optionally with a citation which must be within a footer or cite element, and optionally with in-line changes such as annotations and abbreviations.

Blockquote without attribution

Tiam, ad mint andaepu dandae nostion secatur sequo quae.
Note that you can use Markdown syntax within a blockquote.

Blockquote with attribution

Don’t communicate by sharing memory, share memory by communicating.

— Rob Pike¹

Tables

Tables aren’t part of the core Markdown spec, but Hugo supports supports them out-of-the-box.

Name	Age
Bob	27
Alice	23

Inline Markdown within tables

Italics	Bold	Code
italics	bold	`code`

A	B	C	D	E	F
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.	Phasellus ultricies, sapien non euismod aliquam, dui ligula tincidunt odio, at accumsan nulla sapien eget ex.	Proin eleifend dictum ipsum, non euismod ipsum pulvinar et. Vivamus sollicitudin, quam in pulvinar aliquam, metus elit pretium purus	Proin sit amet velit nec enim imperdiet vehicula.	Ut bibendum vestibulum quam, eu egestas turpis gravida nec	Sed scelerisque nec turpis vel viverra. Vivamus vitae pretium sapien

Code Blocks

Code block with backticks

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10


<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

Code block indented with four spaces

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

Code block with Hugo’s internal highlight shortcode

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10


<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Example HTML5 Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>

Diff code block

1
2
3
4
5


[dependencies.bevy]
git = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
rev = "11f52b8c72fc3a568e8bb4a4cd1f3eb025ac2e13"
- features = ["dynamic"]
+ features = ["jpeg", "dynamic"]

List Types

Ordered List

First item
Second item
Third item

Unordered List

List item
Another item
And another item

Nested list

Fruit
- Apple
- Orange
- Banana
Dairy
- Milk
- Cheese

Other Elements — abbr, sub, sup, kbd, mark

GIF is a bitmap image format.

H₂O

Xⁿ + Yⁿ = Zⁿ

Press CTRL + ALT + Delete to end the session.

Most salamanders are nocturnal, and hunt for insects, worms, and other small creatures.

Hyperlinked image

Gallery

Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash

Photo by Helena Hertz on Unsplash Photo by Hudai Gayiran on Unsplash

Gallery grammer comes from Typlog. Try to click on any images.

Inline shortcode

The Van de Graaf Canon

Emoji

Emoji can be enabled in a Hugo project in a number of ways.

The emojify function can be called directly in templates or Inline Shortcodes.

To enable emoji globally, set enableEmoji to true in your site’s configuration and then you can type emoji shorthand codes directly in content files; e.g.

🙈 :see_no_evil: 🙉 :hear_no_evil: 🙊 :speak_no_evil:

The Emoji cheat sheet is a useful reference for emoji shorthand codes.

N.B. The above steps enable Unicode Standard emoji characters and sequences in Hugo, however the rendering of these glyphs depends on the browser and the platform. To style the emoji you can either use a third party emoji font or a font stack; e.g.

1
2
3


.emoji {
  font-family: Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, NotoColorEmoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Android Emoji, EmojiSymbols;
}

Math

Mathematical notation in a Hugo project can be enabled by using third party JavaScript libraries.

In this example we will be using KaTeX

Create a partial under /layouts/partials/math.html
Within this partial reference the Auto-render Extension or host these scripts locally.
Include the partial in your templates like so:

1
2
3


{{ if or .Params.math .Site.Params.math }}
{{ partial "math.html" . }}
{{ end }}

To enable KaTex globally set the parameter math to true in a project’s configuration
To enable KaTex on a per page basis include the parameter math: true in content files

Note: Use the online reference of Supported TeX Functions

Examples

Inline math: $\varphi = \dfrac{1+\sqrt5}{2}= 1.6180339887…$

Block math:
$$
\varphi = 1+\frac{1} {1+\frac{1} {1+\frac{1} {1+\cdots} } }
$$

The above quote is excerpted from Rob Pike’s talk during Gopherfest, November 18, 2015. ↩︎

Markdown Syntax Guide

Sample article showcasing basic Markdown syntax and formatting for HTML elements.