What’s special about Markdown is it uses plain-text syntax for formatting, so it’s easy to tell at a glance what Markdown-formatted text might look like when it’s rendered.

Notepad is plain text, while those wanting to send files with Word-like formatting capability can save the file in RTF format, and it will open anywhere, i.e., macOS and Linux.

Forget fancy formatting: Why plain text is best Although modern word processing programs can do some amazing things—adding charts, tables, and images, applying sophisticated formatting—there’s one ...

Are you tired of the way Word pastes text into your document along with all of the formatting from the other document or Web page intact? And you're not going to take it anymore?

Thus, “Markdown” is two things: (1) a plain text formatting syntax; and (2) a software tool, written in Perl, that converts the plain text formatting to HTML. See the Syntax page for details ...

Tips for formatting text If you pasted text from another program like Microsoft Word or Google Drive into CORE, the text can carry over hidden styling that interferes with how your content displays.

Although they have become rare, plain text emails still have a place in your marketing. Learn 5 use cases and 4 design best-practices for plain text emails.

There’s no easy way to know. Facebook is still investigating, and will begin alerting people who might have had their passwords stored in the plain text format. What should I do?