MeWe Markdown Usage Guide

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Latest Version: 0.8beta - Last Update: 25 Feb, 2019

This guide is incomplete and still very much a work in progress! This is a beta test site in active development!

Note: This is an unofficial MeWe guide and is not directly affiliated with MeWe in any way.

In lieu of an official MeWe markdown guide of any kind, I have attempted to consolidate everything we MeWe users know about how MeWe interprets the Markdown language.

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MeWe Output

Passed

MeWe parsed all entries successfully as expected.

MeWe Output

Mixed

MeWe parsed some entries, or different than expected.

MeWe Output

Failed

MeWe parsed no entries or feature is not implemented.

MeWe Output	Mixed
MeWe parsed this correctly, so there is a green bar on the right side.
MeWe parsed this differently, so there is a yellow bar on the right side.
MeWe failed to parse this, so there is a red bar on the right side.

This guide is intended for Desktop browser users and does not scale well on mobile browsers. I will attempt to put together an Android app usage guide based on current desktop findings in the future. I do not have access to an App/iOS device. If someone would like to take this guide and send screenshots, I will include them in another page in the future.

The MeWe Output entries in the Extended Syntax section below are cut from screenshots from a MeWe test post with Dark Reader activated, which we recommend to reduce eyestrain.

For more information about the MMUG MeWe Group, contact info, acknowledgements, etc., please click The MeWe Group here or anytime from the menu at the top of the page. Thank you. Enjoy the Guide.

Basic Syntax

Markdown is a simple way to format text that looks great on any device. It doesn’t do anything fancy like change the font size, color, or type — just the essentials, using keyboard symbols you already know.

Type	Or	… to Get	Mixed
`Italic`	`_Italic_`	>Italic
`Bold`	`__Bold__`	Bold
`*Bold and Italic*`	`___Bold and Italic___`	*Bold and Italic*
`~~Strikethrough~~`		~~Strikethrough~~
`# Heading 1`	`Heading 1 =========`	Heading 1 See notes below.
`## Heading 2`	`Heading 2 ---------`	Heading 2 See notes below.
`[Link](http://a.com)`		Link
`![Image](http://url/a.png)`	`![Image][1] ⋮ [1]: http://url/b.jpg`	See notes below.
`> Blockquote`		Blockquote
`* List * List * List`	`- List - List - List`	List List List
`1. One 2. Two 3. Three`	`1) One 2) Two 3) Three`	One Two Three
Horizontal Rule `---`	Horizontal Rule `***`	Horizontal Rule
`Inline code` with backticks		`Inline code` with backticks
``` # code block print '3 backticks or' print 'indent 4 spaces' ```

Note: In browsers, MeWe doesn't parse Headings correctly. It will only make the text bold. However, Headings DO seem to work properly in the Android app and maybe the iOS app.

Note: Images are not parsed by MeWe in browsers or apps. If an image is linked using Markdown, it will disregard it as an image and only hotlink the image URL.

Extended Syntax

Emphasis

You can add emphasis by making text bold, italic, strikethrough or a combination of each.

Bold

To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`This will be bold text.`	This will be bold text.
`This will be __bold text__.`	This will be bold text.
`This text right here will be bold.`	This text right here will be bold.
`NoSpacesHere.`	NoSpacesHere.

Italic

To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase. To italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add one asterisk without spaces around the letters.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`This will be italic text.`	This will be italic text.
`This will be _italic text_.`	This will be italic text.
`This text right here will be italic.`	This text right here will be italic.
`NoSpacesHere.`	NoSpacesHere.

Bold and Italic

To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase, or any combination of the previous two.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`It's *bold & italic* text.`	It's *bold & italic* text.
`It's ___bold & italic text___.`	This will be *bold and italic text*.
`It's __bold & italict__ text.`	It's *bold & italic* text.
`It's _bold & italic_ text.`	It's *bold & italic*text.
`NoSpaces***Here.`	NoSpacesHere.
`No___Spaces___Here.`	NoSpacesHere.

Strikethrough

To emphasize text with a strikethrough, add two tildes before and after a word or phrase.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`~~Stricken text~~.`	~~Stricken text~~.
`No~~Spaces~~Here.`	No~~Spaces~~Here.

Note: There is no syntax in Markdown for underlining text. This was intention to eliminate confusion with links.

If MeWe has it's own custom underline Markdown syntax (like Discord, for example), we have yet to discover it.

Emphasis with Asterisks

To produce a literal asterisk or underscore at a position where it would otherwise be used as an emphasis delimiter, you can backslash escape it. If you include more than one asterisk after the break, it will interpret them as bold, italics, etc. depending on how many you use.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`\this text is surrounded by literal asterisks\`	this text is surrounded by literal asterisks
`\this text is surrounded by literal asterisks\`	this text is surrounded by literal asterisks
`\*this text is surrounded by literal asterisks\*`	*this text is surrounded by literal asterisks*

Paragraphs

To create paragraphs, use a blank line to separate one or more lines of text. You may have to hold down Shift while hitting Enter so you don't submit a post accidentally. You should not indent paragraphs with spaces or tabs.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`Just a line of normal text. Another one. Nothing crazy.`	Just a line of normal text. Another one. Nothing crazy.

Horizontal Rules

To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves. Spaces can be used as long no other characters are anywhere on the same line.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`***`
`---`
`___`
`_ _ _`

Headings

To create a heading, add number signs (#) in front of a word or phrase. The number of number signs you use should correspond to the heading level. For example, to create a heading level three (<h3>), use three number signs (e.g., ### My Header).

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Failed
`# Heading Level 1`	Heading level 1
`## Heading Level 2`	Heading level 2
`### Heading Level 3`	Heading level 3
`#### Heading Level 4`	Heading level 4
`##### Heading Level 5`	Heading level 5
`###### Heading Level 6`	Heading level 6

Note:In browsers, MeWe does not insert line breaks after each heading and removes line breaks after each line. Headings DO work properly in the Android app and maybe iOS.

Alternate Headings Syntax

Alternatively, on the line below the text, add any number of == characters for heading level 1 or -- characters for heading level 2.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Failed
`Heading Level 1 ============`	Heading Level 1
`Heading Level 2 ------------------------`	Heading Level 2

Characters You Can Escape

To display a literal character that would otherwise be used to format text in a Markdown document, add a backslash (\) in front of the character. Since we just did this with asterisks, here is a list of other characters you can use a backslash to escape.

Character	Name	MeWe Output When Escaped	Mixed
`\`	backslash
`	tick mark
`*`	asterisk
`_`	underscore
`{}`	curly brackets
`[]`	brackets
`()`	parentheses
`#`	pound sign
`+`	plus sign
`-`	minus sign
`.`	dot or period
`!`	exclamation mark

Note: You cannot escape out of pound signs. They will automatically become hashtags if they are directly against text.

Blockquotes

To create a blockquote, add a > in front of a paragraph. MeWe places a gray bar in front of anything in blockquotes.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`> This is a little bit of text in a blockquote.`	This is a little bit of text in a blockquote.

Blockquotes with Multiple Paragraphs

Blockquotes can contain multiple paragraphs. Add a > on the blank line between the paragraphs.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`> This is a little bit of text in a blockquote. > Some more text down here, too. > > We skipped a line there, didn't we?`	This is a little bit of text in a blockquote. Some more text down here, too. We skipped a line there, didn't we?

Blockquotes with Other Elements

Blockquotes can contain other Markdown formatted elements. Not all elements can be used — you’ll need to experiment to see which ones work.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`> This is a some bold text in a blockquote. > > - And a list item, too! > - And another one! Wow! > > > Then we skipped two lines! *Crazy!*`	This is a some bold text in a blockquote. And a list item, too! And another one! Wow! Then we skipped two lines! *Crazy!*

Nested Blockquotes

Blockquotes can be nested. Add a >> in front of the paragraph you want to nest.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`> This is a little bit of text in a blockquote. > Some more text down here, too. > >> Let's tuck this line in here > > We skipped a line there, didn't we?`	This is a little bit of text in a blockquote. Some more text down here, too. Let's tuck this line in here We skipped a line there, didn't we?

Lists

You can organize items into ordered and unordered lists.

Ordered Lists

To create an ordered list, add line items with numbers followed by periods. The numbers don’t have to be in numerical order, but the list should start with the number one.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item 4. Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`1. First item 1. Second item 1. Third item 1. Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`1. First item 8. Second item 3. Third item 5. Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item 1. Indented Item 2. Indented Item 4. Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Indented item Indented item Fourth item
`1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item 3.1 Indented Item 3.2 Indented Item 4. Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Indented item Indented item Fourth item

Note: TAB doesn't work in the MeWe editor, hence no indentation. Spaces used instead are parsed out.

Unordered Lists (or Bullet Points)

To create an unordered list, add dashes (-), asterisks (*), or plus signs (+) in front of line items. ~~Indent one or more items to create a nested list.~~ See note below.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`- First item - Second item - Third item - Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`* First item * Second item * Third item * Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`+ First item * Second item - Third item + Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Fourth item
`- First item - Second item - Third item - Indented Item - Indented Item - Fourth item`	First item Second item Third item Indented item Indented item Fourth item

Note: TAB doesn't work in the MeWe editor, hence no indentation. Spaces used instead are parsed out.

Additional list features found in Markdown rely on indents and cannot be used on MeWe.

Code

To denote a word or phrase as code, enclose it in tick marks (`).

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
At the command prompt, type `nano`.	At the command prompt, type `nano`.

Escaping Tick Marks (Code)

If the word or phrase you want to denote as code includes one or more tick marks, you can escape it by enclosing the word or phrase in double tick marks (``). This doesn't work in MeWe, but you can use the standard backslash (\) method covered earlier.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Failed
``Use `code` in your Markdown file.``	Use `code` in your Markdown file.

Fenced Code Blocks

The basic Markdown syntax allows you to create code blocks by indenting lines by four spaces or one tab. Since MeWe strips leading spaces and doesn't allow indents, try using fenced code blocks. Depending on your Markdown processor or editor, you’ll use three tick marks (```) or three tildes (~~~) on the lines before and after the code block. The best part? You don’t have to indent any lines!

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
``` { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", } ```	``` { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", } ```
`~~~ { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", } ~~~`	`~~~ { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", } ~~~`
```javascript var s = "JavaScript syntax highlighting"; alert(s); ```	```javascript var s = "JavaScript syntax highlighting"; alert(s); ```

Note: We tried javascript, PHP, Perl, HTML, HTML5 and PHP. Javascript was the only one recognized.

Links

To create a link, enclose the link text in brackets (e.g., [DuckDuckGo]) and then follow it immediately with the URL in parentheses (e.g., (https://duckduckgo.com)).

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`[This is a link to MeWe!](https://www.mewe.com)`	This is a link to MeWe!
`I can [put a link](https://www.google.com) anywhere I want!`	I can put a link anywhere I want!

Links with Added Titles

You can optionally add a title for a link. This will appear as a tooltip when the user hovers over the link. To add a title, enclose it in parentheses after the URL. You can test this by putting the mouse over any link under "Expected Output" below.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`[This is a link to MeWe!](https://www.mewe.com "Join MeWe!")`	This is a link to MeWe!
`I can [put a link](https://www.google.com) anywhere I want!`	I can put a link anywhere I want!

URLs and Email Addresses

To quickly turn a URL or email address into a link, enclose it in angle brackets.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`<https://www.mewe.com>`	https://www.mewe.com
`<nobody@nowhere.com>`	nobody@nowhere.com

Disabling Automatic URL Linking

If you don’t want a URL to be automatically linked, you can remove the link by denoting the URL as code with tick marks (`).

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Mixed
`https://www.mewe.com`	https://www.mewe.com

Note: We marked this as Mixed because, while it doesn't hotlink the URL, it also encapsulates it in the code tag.

Formatting Links

To emphasize links, add asterisks before and after the brackets and parentheses.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Passed
`Join us at [MeWe](https://www.mewe.com) today!`	Join us at MeWe today!
`Have you been on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com) lately?`	Have you been on Reddit lately?

Adding or Linking Images

To add an image, add an exclamation mark (!), followed by alt text in brackets, and the path or URL to the image asset in parentheses. You can optionally add a title after the URL in the parentheses.
To add a link to an image, enclose the Markdown for the image in brackets, and then add the link in parentheses.

Markdown Text	Expected Output	MeWe Output	Failed
`![Try MeWe today!] (/images/mewelogo169x67.png "Join MeWe!")`		![Try MeWe today!] (/images/mewelogo169x67.png "Join MeWe!")

Tables

To add a table, use three or more hyphens (---) to create each column’s header, and use pipes (|) to separate each column. You can optionally add pipes on either end of the table. Spacing does not need to mirror what you want your table to look like.

Tip: Creating tables with hyphens and pipes can be tedious. To speed up the process, try using the Markdown Tables Generator. Build a table using the graphical interface, and then copy the generated Markdown-formatted text into the MeWe editor.

Markdown Text Expected Output MeWe Output Mixed

| Syntax      | Description |

                          | ----------- | ----------- |

| Header      | Title       |

| Paragraph   | Text        |

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

| Syntax | Description |

                          | ----------- | ----------- |

                          | Header | Title |

                          | Paragraph | Text |

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

Table Alignment

You can align text in the columns to the left, right, or center by adding a colon (:) to the left, right, or on both side of the hyphens within the header row.

Markdown Text Expected Output MeWe Output Mixed

| Tables | are | Cool |

                          |----------|:--------:|------:|

                          | col 1 is | left | $1600 |

                          | col 2 is | centered | $12 |

                          | col 3 is | right | $1 |

Tables	are	Cool
col 1 is	left	$1600
col 2 is	centered	$12
col 3 is	right	$1

Note: While MeWe does properly display the table, it is a borderless table.

Formatting Text in Tables

You can format the text within tables. For example, you can add links, code (words or phrases in tick marks (`) only, not code blocks), and emphasis.
You can’t add headings, blockquotes, lists, horizontal rules, images, or HTML tags.

Escaping Pipe Characters in Tables

You can display a pipe (|) character in a table by using its HTML character code (|).

The MeWe Markdown Usage Group

The creators of this Guide also have a companion group on MeWe!

Questions? Comments? ~~Complaints~~ Constructive Criticism? Join us in the MMUG Group on MeWe! Click Here to join! Beginners and Old Pros welcome!

This guide is a compilation of the well-known MeWe markup guide by Dandelion Sprout, the trial-and-error work of Fritigern Gothly on MeWe (which uses Adam Pritchard's Markdown Cheatsheet as a base for comparison), the excellent Basic Syntax by Matt Cone at MarkdownGuide.org (from which this guide borrows heavily - thanks, Matt!), the official Markdown documentation by Daring Fireball, and comments collected from various threads and comment section with further discoveries of markdown that has successfully worked.

Additional thanks to Alex Hernandez and Techaeris for the MeWe/Markdown mashup image. Image used with permission.

The "MeWe" name and logo are © 2019 Sgrouples Inc. Markdown is © 2002–2019 The Daring Fireball Company LLC. and is open source.

If you have a suggestion or found a markdown syntax that works but isn't listed, please let us know via the MMUG Group and/or Chat.

MeWe is the Next-Gen Social Network that
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No Ads. No Spyware. No BS.
Your world is #Not4Sale.

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web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an
easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then
convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

MeWe Markdown Usage Guide

Basic Syntax

Heading 1

Heading 2

Extended Syntax

Emphasis

Bold

Italic

Bold and Italic

Strikethrough

Emphasis with Asterisks

Paragraphs

Horizontal Rules

Headings

Heading level 1

Heading level 2

Heading level 3

Heading level 4

Heading level 5

Heading level 6

Alternate Headings Syntax

Heading Level 1

Heading Level 2

Characters You Can Escape

Blockquotes

Blockquotes with Multiple Paragraphs

Blockquotes with Other Elements

Nested Blockquotes

Lists

Ordered Lists

Unordered Lists (or Bullet Points)

Code

Escaping Tick Marks (Code)

Fenced Code Blocks

Links

Links with Added Titles

URLs and Email Addresses

Disabling Automatic URL Linking

Formatting Links

Adding or Linking Images

Tables

Table Alignment

Formatting Text in Tables

Escaping Pipe Characters in Tables

The MeWe Markdown Usage Group