A paragraph is a basic block element. It is composed of consecutive non-blank lines that are not headers, blockquotes, code blocks, or lists.
A paragraph begins where a header, or code block ends, or after a blank line.
After a header.
generate x = y
After a code block.
After lists or blockquotes requires an intervening blank line.
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- item 1
After a list item.
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After a list item.
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> Quoted text.
After a blockquote requires a blank line.
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Quoted text.
After a blockquote requires a blank line.
A paragraph within a blockquote.
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> First this.
> Then that.
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First this.
Then that.
A paragraph within a list item.
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1. item 1
second paragraph
2. item 2
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second paragraph
A paragraph may begin with up to three spaces in the first line. Subsequent lines may have any number of spaces
Written:
Begin a
paragraph.
Rendered as:
Begin a paragraph.
Too many leading spaces renders as code:
Too many
spaces.
Renders as:
Too many
spaces.