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English</td>	en</td>	.en.md</code></td></tr> </tbody></table> Code blocks</h2> Nix:</p> {</span> pkgs</span>, ...</span> }:</span></span> {</span></span> environment</span>.</span>systemPackages</span> =</span> [</span> pkgs</span>.</span>zola</span> ]</span>;</span></span> }</span></span></code></pre> Python:</p> def</span> greet</span>(</span>name</span>:</span> str</span>) -></span> str</span>:</span></span> return f</span>"Hello, </span>{</span>name</span>}</span>!"</span></span></code></pre> Without a language tag (no highlighting):</p> plain text without syntax highlighting</span></span></code></pre>Horizontal rule</h2> Footnotes</h2> A sentence with a footnote.^{1</a></sup></p>} Emoji</h2> Emoji via shortcode: ✨ 🚲 🎺, and directly as Unicode: 🎺🚲</p> Callout boxes (GitHub alerts)</h2> A neutral note.</p> </blockquote> A helpful tip.</p> </blockquote> A warning that should stand out.</p> </blockquote> Definition list</h2> Zola</dt> A static site generator written in Rust.</dd> Nix</dt> Package manager and language for reproducible builds.</dd> </dl> Math</h2> LaTeX syntax</strong> is not</em> rendered by Zola on its own. If I write the formula as $$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$</code>, it stays literal:</p> $$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 $$</p> Real math still works without JavaScript, using MathML</strong>, which browsers render natively. I generate it once from LaTeX (for example with pandoc</code>) and paste the <math></code> markup straight in. The same formula, now rendered:</p> $a^2 + b^2 = c^2</annotation></semantics></math></p> It works inline</strong> just as well, for example the Pythagorean theorem a</mi>2</mn></msup>+</mo>b</mi>2</mn></msup>=</mo>c</mi>2</mn></msup></mrow>a^2 + b^2 = c^2</annotation></semantics></math> with no line break.</p> It needs no JavaScript and no external requests, so it fits the rest of the site. The trade-off is a longer source, since the generated <math></code> markup lives in the post instead of a plain $…$</code>.</p> 1</sup> And here is the footnote text.</p> </div> Hello World Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hello World</p>$

Markdown Test

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This is an automatic translation of the German original</a>.</p> </blockquote>
This post tests the Markdown elements I usually use.</p>
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Bold</strong>, italic</em>, bold and italic</strong></em>, ~~strikethrough</del> and underline</u>. Underline only exists in Markdown as raw HTML.</p>~~
And inline code</code> in the middle of a sentence.</p>
Lists</h2> Unordered, nested:</p>First item</li> Second item Sub-item</li> Another sub-item</li> </ul> </li> Third item</li> </ul> Ordered:</p> First</li> Second</li> Third</li> </ol> Task list:</p> Done</li> Open</li> </ul> Quotes</h2> A quote spanning several lines that simply keeps going.</p> And a nested quote inside it.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> Links</h2> Inline: matthias.sh on GitHub</a></li> Automatic: https://github.com/matthiasdotsh/matthias.sh</a></li> As reference: the repository</a></li> </ul> Image</h2> </p> Table</h2> Language</th> Code</th> File extension</th></tr></thead> German</td> de</td> .md</code></td></tr> English</td> en</td> .en.md</code></td></tr> </tbody></table> Code blocks</h2> Nix:</p> {</span> pkgs</span>, ...</span> }:</span></span> {</span></span> environment</span>.</span>systemPackages</span> =</span> [</span> pkgs</span>.</span>zola</span> ]</span>;</span></span> }</span></span></code></pre> Python:</p> def</span> greet</span>(</span>name</span>:</span> str</span>) -></span> str</span>:</span></span> return f</span>"Hello, </span>{</span>name</span>}</span>!"</span></span></code></pre> Without a language tag (no highlighting):</p> plain text without syntax highlighting</span></span></code></pre>Horizontal rule</h2> Footnotes</h2> A sentence with a footnote.^{1</a></sup></p>} Emoji</h2> Emoji via shortcode: ✨ 🚲 🎺, and directly as Unicode: 🎺🚲</p> Callout boxes (GitHub alerts)</h2> A neutral note.</p> </blockquote> A helpful tip.</p> </blockquote> A warning that should stand out.</p> </blockquote> Definition list</h2> Zola</dt> A static site generator written in Rust.</dd> Nix</dt> Package manager and language for reproducible builds.</dd> </dl> Math</h2> LaTeX syntax</strong> is not</em> rendered by Zola on its own. If I write the formula as $$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$$</code>, it stays literal:</p> $$ a^2 + b^2 = c^2 $$</p> Real math still works without JavaScript, using MathML</strong>, which browsers render natively. I generate it once from LaTeX (for example with pandoc</code>) and paste the <math></code> markup straight in. The same formula, now rendered:</p> $a^2 + b^2 = c^2</annotation></semantics></math></p> It works inline</strong> just as well, for example the Pythagorean theorem a</mi>2</mn></msup>+</mo>b</mi>2</mn></msup>=</mo>c</mi>2</mn></msup></mrow>a^2 + b^2 = c^2</annotation></semantics></math> with no line break.</p> It needs no JavaScript and no external requests, so it fits the rest of the site. The trade-off is a longer source, since the generated <math></code> markup lives in the post instead of a plain $…$</code>.</p> 1</sup> And here is the footnote text.</p> </div> Hello World Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hello World</p>$

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Text formatting</h2>
Bold</strong>, italic</em>, bold and italic</strong></em>, strikethrough</del> and underline</u>. Underline only exists in Markdown as raw HTML.</p>
And `inline code</code> in the middle of a sentence.</p>`

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A sentence with a footnote.^{1</a></sup></p>}

Hello World

matthias.sh

Hummus

Markdown Test

matthias.sh

Hummus

Markdown Test

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Text formatting</h2> Bold</strong>, italic</em>, bold and italic</strong></em>, strikethrough</del> and underline</u>. Underline only exists in Markdown as raw HTML.</p> And inline code</code> in the middle of a sentence.</p>

Lists</h2> Unordered, nested:</p> First item</li>

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Footnotes</h2> A sentence with a footnote.1</a></sup></p>

Hello World

Text formatting</h2>
Bold</strong>, italic</em>, bold and italic</strong></em>, strikethrough</del> and underline</u>. Underline only exists in Markdown as raw HTML.</p>
And `inline code</code> in the middle of a sentence.</p>`

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Footnotes</h2>
A sentence with a footnote.^{1</a></sup></p>}