# Markdown OverviewLearn how Markdown works in Thulite with Hugo support for CommonMark basics and extended syntax features for richer documentation content.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that lets you add formatting to plain text documents. Thulite uses [Hugo's built-in Markdown processor](https://gohugo.io/content-management/formats/), which supports both CommonMark (basic syntax) and a range of extended features.

## Markdown

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