Working with Markdown

Memos uses Markdown as its primary formatting language. Every memo supports full Markdown syntax, giving you rich text formatting without a complex editor.

Supported Syntax

Memos supports standard Markdown plus several extensions:

Text Formatting

• Bold with **text**
• Italic with *text*
• Strikethrough with ~~text~~
• Inline code with backticks

Headings

Use #, ##, and ### for heading levels. The memo detail view renders these as visually distinct sections, as shown in the screenshot where Background [3], Issue Statement [4], and Proposed Scope [5] appear as clear section headers.

Lists

• Unordered lists with - or *
• Ordered lists with 1., 2., etc.
• Task lists with - [ ] and - [x]

Code Blocks

Fenced code blocks with triple backticks support syntax highlighting. Specify the language after the opening backticks for colored syntax:

```python
def hello():
    print("Hello from Memos")
```

Links and References

• Standard links: [text](url)
• Repository references that render as clickable badges (visible in the boojack/skills reference in the screenshot)
• Auto-linking of URLs

Embedded Content

• Images with ![alt](url)
• Tables with pipe syntax
• Blockquotes with >

Tags in Markdown

Hashtags like #programming or #ai placed anywhere in your memo content become interactive tags. They appear as clickable links in the rendered output and are indexed for filtering.

Writing Tips

• Use headings to structure longer memos into scannable sections
• Place tags at the end of the first line or the memo title for visibility
• Preview your memo before publishing to check formatting
• Code blocks with language tags render with syntax highlighting, making technical notes more readable