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title: 👨‍💻Markdown Block
description: Use the Markdown Block to format text as you write, insert mobile-ready tables, insert blockquotes, and more.
source: intercom
original: https://help.pathwright.com/en/articles/2722265-markdown-block
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
date: 2024-12-13
author: /people/pathwright-team.person.md
intercom-id: "2722265"
collection: Create a Path
section: How to Add Content with Blocks
---

# 👨‍💻Markdown Block

## What is Markdown?

[Markdown](https://markdown-here.com/livedemo.html) is a simple, user-friendly coding language somewhat similar to HTML (but more intuitive), which can also include HTML tags.

*A sample Markdown Block: learner preview mode on the left, edit mode on the right*

![](../../assets/2722265-1.webp)

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## How to add Markdown text

1. Create a new step on your course Path and open the step.
2. Select **"Text"** then **"Markdown."** You've added a Block to your step!
3. Enter Markdown code.
4. Optionally add more Blocks. When finished, hit **Save**.

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## Features

With the Markdown Block, you can...

- Write formatted text
- Paste in text created elsewhere with Markdown and preserve all your formatting
- Insert code
- Create tables

You don't need to master Markdown to start benefiting from it. You can use it make a simple, web-responsive table using the tool below and just copy the output into a Markdown Block in Pathwright. Voila! You have a table in your step which you can easily edit. Be sure to switch to **Preview** mode to see the table as learners will see it.

[https://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown\_tables](https://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown_tables)

Or, enter a ">" before text inside a Markdown Block and you'll have a nicely styled blockquote.

There are [many other applications](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Here-Cheatsheet), so check out the documentation on the web for Markdown to learn more, but these are two quick wins anyone could use.

❔[Learn more about Blocks.](./design-beautiful-interactive-content-with-blocks.help.md)