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There are 4 metadata fields that accept markdown which provides some simple formatting commands.
The “description”, “methodology:other”, and “caveats/comments” fields, as well as the description field for each resource attached to the dataset, all accept markdown formatting. The most useful markdown commands are outlined here:
Links can be entered like this:
[the linked text](https://data.humdata.org)
and will be rendered like this: the linked text
Italics can be indicated by surrounding text with single asterisks, like this:
*A bit of italics text*
Bold can be indicated by surrounding text with double asterisks, like this:
**A bit of bold text**
Bulleted lists must start with and be followed by a blank line. Each item in the list starts with an asterisk and a space:
* item 1
* item 2
* etc.
Numbered lists must also start with and be followed by a blank line. Each item starts with the number 1, a period, and a space:
1. First item
1. Second item. Note that the lines always start with a one followed by a period and space.
1. 3rd item
1. etc.
[the linked text](https://data.humdata.org)and will be rendered like this: the linked text Italics can be indicated by surrounding text with single asterisks, like this:
*A bit of italics text*Bold can be indicated by surrounding text with double asterisks, like this:
**A bit of bold text**Bulleted lists must start with and be followed by a blank line. Each item in the list starts with an asterisk and a space: * item 1 * item 2 * etc. Numbered lists must also start with and be followed by a blank line. Each item starts with the number 1, a period, and a space: 1. First item 1. Second item. Note that the lines always start with a one followed by a period and space. 1. 3rd item 1. etc.