Otherwise, it will be difficult for a user to differentiate between the text and the code. The appearance of code in any document is different to make it as a special section. Third, pasting text from third-party WYSIWYG text editors (like Google Docs, Word, etc.) into the Markdown Block will remove any hidden HTML formatting. Code refers to the code section in a document, which is generally a highlighted part in a special color as compared to the normal text. For example, if you want to add an accordion style dropdown to your site, you’ll need to use the Markdown Block. Second, there are times when the Text Block just isn’t sufficient.

Currently, the Squarespace WYSIWYG editor only lets you add headings 1-3, which limits your styling options. Why would you want to use the Markdown Block instead of the Text Block with it’s self-explanatory WYSIWYG editor? There are a few reasons.įirst, the Markdown Block lets you add headings 4-6 to your text. Markdown syntax simplifies the formatting process considerably, using symbols like hashtags and asterisks to style text instead of HTML tags.Ĭlick here for the complete list of Markdown syntax you can use with the Markdown Block. In exporting to HTML, it uses the one shipped with this product. This is the result of an optimization to handle very large files and. HTML requires an open and close tag for everything, which makes it time-consuming to write and easy to make mistakes that will prevent the entire HTML document from rendering properly. Syntax highlighting in preview uses the one bundled with VS Code's built-in vscode.markdown-language-features extension. We intentionally do not support parsing markdown syntax and blank lines within HTML blocks.

Markdown code block