Markdown in Degreed
Degreed supports limited markdown to allow you to customize the appearance of text in specific descriptions. You can use markdown in the text fields located in the following Degreed features:
- Browse footers
- Directory footers
- Directory descriptions
- Directory free text section
- Opportunity descriptions - if Opportunities (accessible by Degreed customers only) is enabled
- Pathway descriptions
- Pathway section and subsection descriptions
- Pathway tasks
- Pathway posts
- Pathway author notes
- Plan footers
- Plan descriptions
- Plan free text sections
Markdown Syntax
Markdown Feature |
Example |
Syntax |
Restrictions and Notes |
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Bold Text |
This text is bold. |
**This text** is __bold__. |
Using asterisks or underscores results in bold text. |
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Italicized Text |
This text is italicized. |
*This text* is _italicized_. |
Using asterisks or underscores results in italicized text. |
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Links |
[Link to Example.com](https://example.com) |
Do not add a space between the closing bracket and the opening parenthesis. The URL must start with "https://" or "http://". | |
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Ordered (numbered) Lists |
1. List Item One 2. List Item Two 3. List Item Three |
If you put a period after the list number, Degreed detects the list without any special syntax. You can indent numbered items to create sublists. |
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Unordered (bulleted) Lists |
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- List Item One * List Item Two +List Item Three (Any of the three options works: hyphens, asterisks, or plus signs. You should pick one for the entire list, though.)You can indent numbered items with four spaces to create sublists. |
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Block Quotes |
This is a block quote. If it extends across multiple lines, they are still styled as a single "block" of text with no separation between the quoted content. |
>This is a block quote. If it extends across multiple lines, they are still styled as a single "block" of text with no separation between the quoted content. |
Not available in pathways |
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Images |
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Image will be sized according to the pixels of your file. Degreed does not support HTML tags. |
Portions of this content are adapted from Matt Cone's markdown guide "Basic Syntax," which can be found at https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/ and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.