Markdown /
GitLab Flavored Markdown (GFM)
WHAT IS MARKDOWN ?
It has a few significant ways to add some useful functionality
You can use GFM in the following areas :
- comments
- issues
- merge requests
- milestones
- snippets (the snippet must be named with a .md extension)
- wiki pages
- markdown documents inside the repository
Code & Syntax Highlighting
use three back-ticks ``` - to create the fenced code blocks
URL auto-linking
GFM will autolink almost any URL you copy and paste into your text
Inline Diff
Can display additions or deletions
the wrapping tags cannot be mixed
The wrapping tags can be either curly braces or square brackets
Task Lists
Can add task lists to issues, merge requests and comments
Tables
The row of dashes between the table header and body must have at least three dashes in each column.
Emoji
The row of dashes between the table header and body must have at least three dashes in each column.
References