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Markdown is a plain text formatting system [originally developed by John Gruber ](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/ ). It has since been standardized into [CommonMark ](https://commonmark.org/ ), which is what SilverBullet uses (with some extensions).
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If you’ re not yet familiar with Markdown [here is a good guide to get you started ](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/ ).
We mentioned markdown _extensions_ , here are the ones currently supported:
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* [[Frontmatter]]
* Double-bracketed wiki links: `[[link to page]]` , optionally with aliases `[[link to page|alias]]` .
* Hashtags, e.g. `#mytag` .
* Command link syntax: `{[Stats: Show]}` rendered into a clickable button {[Stats: Show]}.
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* [[Markdown/Code Widgets]]
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* [Tables ](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#tables )
* [Fenced code blocks ](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#fenced-code-blocks )
* [Task lists ](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#task-lists )
* [Highlight ](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#highlight )
* [Automatic URL linking ](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#automatic-url-linking )
* Custom markdown extensions provided by plugs