paragraph

A paragraph starts at a valid paragraph starter and ends at a blank line or a new block element.

Inline markup

Paragraphs support inline markup such as:

- Text formatting
  - **Bold text**
  - *Italic text*
  - __Underline text__
  - ~~Strikethrough text~~
  - !!Highlighted text!!
- Inline elements
  - `Inline code`
  - {{inline-mech := syntax + "highlighting"}}
  - $$\pm\sqrt{inline^2 + equation^2}$$
- Links and references
  - [Hyperlinks](https://mech-lang.org)
  - Citation references [MECH]
  - Footnote references[^1]
  - Section references §2.1

References

Mechdown supports references for footnotes, citations, and sections.

• Footnotes use [^label] inline and [^label]: definition where defined.

• Citations use [LABEL] inline and [LABEL]: citation text in definitions.

• Section references use § followed by a section number or section label.

Example

This paragraph includes a footnote[^1], a citation[MECH], and a section link to §2.1.

[^1]: Supplemental detail appears in the footnote body.
[MECH]: Mech Programming Language. (2024). https://mech-lang.org

This paragraph includes a footnote1, a citation[1], and a section link to §2.1.