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A markup language so easy it pretends not to be one.
means A lightweight text-formatting syntax that turns plain symbols like asterisks and pound signs into headings, bold, and links.
from Created in 2004 by John Gruber, with help from Aaron Swartz, who wanted readable text that converts cleanly to HTML without the angle-bracket misery.
Pun built inNamed to contrast with HTML markup.
No standardFlavors diverged until CommonMark tried to unify them.
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