Text markup is a system of annotations within a document’s content that instructs how text should be displayed or structured. It uses symbols or codes—known as markup tags or syntax—to apply styles, define hierarchy, and embed elements such as links or images. Markdown allows writers to apply formatting using plain text shortcuts. This approach simplifies the writing process while maintaining compatibility across diverse publishing platforms. Markup has become an essential part of how I work in @MythOS. It allows me to move quickly between thinking and structuring without breaking flow. By using plain text shortcuts (e.g. beginning a line with "#" followed by a space and enter/return to create a new H1 header), I can shape my ideas into organized memos while staying focused on the content itself. This small layer of syntax and @Keyboard Shortcuts (MythOS) have massively streamlined my process and made productivity feel more fluid and natural.

Inline styles

Bold

**some bold text** __some bold text__

some bold text or some bold text

Italic

_some italic text_ or *some italic text*

some italic text or some italic text

Strike-through

~~strike three!~~

strike three!

Headings

# Heading 1 ## Heading 2 ### Heading 3 #### Heading 4 ##### Heading 5

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Code or pre-formatted text

`var a = 1`

var a = 1

Links

[Commonmark](http://commonmark.org/help/)

Commonmark

Images

![banana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Banana-Single.jpg) ![rick astley](https://media0.giphy.com/media/olAik8MhYOB9K/giphy.gif)

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Block styles

List

An ordered list:  1. one 2. two 3. three  An unordered list:  * one * two * three  Nested list:  - first-level   - second-level

An ordered list:

1. one
2. two
   1. a
   2. b
3. three An unordered list:

• one
• two
• three Nested list:
• first-level
  • second level

Quote

> Never gonna give you, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you

Never gonna give you, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you

**Code **

// Use a triple backtick "```" to open a code block and another "```" to close it var a = 1; var b = 2; function add(a, b) { return a + b; } var three = add(a, b);

Contexts

• #mythos-manual (See: @MythOS Manual)