Paragraphs

The basic organization of block-level text, the paragraph is the building block of a Markdown document.

Syntax

A Paragraph is created by writing any text content on a line. It is the default block-level element, meaning all content is considered a Paragraph if the content does not have any recognizeable block-level syntax.

Basics

Any amount of text will do to create a Paragraph. Start the line with non-space characters to avoid indentation-related parsing issues.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Separate with Empty Lines

Keep an empty line between Paragraphs that should be separated. This is a general good rule of thumb for all Markdown content.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Multi-Line Paragraphs

Multiple lines not separated by an empty line will be treated as parts of the same Paragraph. The lines will be consolidated and separated by space in the output.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Preserve Line Breaks

Ending a line with a space character at the end will preserve the line break within the Paragraph. Useful for poetry, or other types of content where line structure is important.

Nature's first green is gold, 
Her hardest hue to hold. 
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour. 

Markdown++

A custom Paragraph Style can be given to a Paragraph using a Markdown++ style: command on the line directly above the Paragraph.

<!--style:CustomParagraph-->
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

To learn more about Markdown++ tagging, see Learning Markdown++.

ePublisher Style Information

Default Style Properties

Style Type: Paragraph
Style Name: Paragraph

If a custom style name is assigned to a Paragraph, that style name will still inherit all of the listed default style information.