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1. Introduction

In this article, we will discuss how to use markdown to format articles and create simple tables. We will also look at how to use footnotes and references in markdown.

1. Basic Formatting

To format text in markdown, you simply use asterisks or underscores for italics, double asterisks or underscores for bold, and brackets [] for code blocks:

This is a test of formatting. This is italicized text. This is [bold] text. And this is a code block:
python print("Hello world!")

1. Tables

To create a table in markdown, you use the following syntax:

Table Header 1 Table Header 2 ------------------------- Column 1 Column 2 ------------------------- Row 1 Cell 1 Row 1 Cell 2 Row 2 Cell 1 Row 2 Cell 2

The following is an example table: