An h1 header

Paragraphs are separated by a blank line.

2nd paragraph. Italic, bold, monospace. Itemized lists look like:

this one
that one
the other one

Note that -- not considering the asterisk -- the actual text content starts at 4-columns in.

An h2 header

Here's a numbered list:

first thing
second thing
third thing

Note again how the actual text starts at 4 columns in (4 characters from the left side). Here's a code sample:

# If this makes it to 10, hold onto your hats.
for i in 1 .. 10 { do-something(i) }

As you probably guessed, indented 4 spaces. By the way, instead of indenting the block, you can use delimited blocks, if you like:

define foobar() {
    print "Welcome to flavor country!";
}

(which makes copying & pasting easier). You can optionally mark the delimited block for Pandoc to syntax highlight it:

import time
# Quick, count to ten!
for i in range(10):
    # (but not *too* quick)
    time.sleep(0.5)
    print i
print "Ready or not, here I come!"

An h3 header

Now a nested list:

First, get these ingredients:
- carrots
- celery
- lentils
Boil some water.

Dump everything in the pot and follow this algorithm:

find wooden spoon
uncover pot
stir
cover pot
balance wooden spoon precariously on pot handle
wait 10 minutes
goto first step (or shut off burner when done)

Isn't it nice how text always lines up on 4-space indents? Here's a link to a website. Here's a link to a local doc.

Tables look like this:

size material color

9 leather brown 10 hemp canvas natural 11 glass transparent

Table: Shoes, their sizes, and what they're made of

(The above is the caption for the table.) Here's a definition list:

apples : Good for making applesauce. oranges : Citrus! tomatoes : There's no 'e' in tomatoe.

Again, text is indented 4 spaces. (Alternately, put blank lines in between each of the above definition list lines to spread things out more.)

davidthewatson/markdown_example.md

An h1 header

An h2 header

An h3 header