This markdown guide is valid for GitLab's system markdown entries and files.
This markdown guide is **valid for GitLab's system markdown entries and files**.
It is not valid for the [GitLab documentation website](https://docs.gitlab.com)
nor [GitLab's main website](https://about.gitlab.com), as they both use
[Kramdown](https://kramdown.gettalong.org) as their markdown engine.
The documentation website uses an extended Kramdown gem, [GitLab Kramdown](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab_kramdown).
Consult the [GitLab Kramdown Guide](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/technical-writing/markdown-guide/) for a complete Kramdown reference._
## GitLab Flavored Markdown (GFM)
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You can use GFM in the following areas:
-comments
-issues
-merge requests
-milestones
-snippets (the snippet must be named with a `.md` extension)
-wiki pages
-markdown documents inside the repository
-Comments
-Issues
-Merge requests
-Milestones
-Snippets (the snippet must be named with a `.md` extension)
-Wiki pages
-Markdown documents inside repositories
You can also use other rich text files in GitLab. You might have to install a
dependency to do so. Please see the [`github-markup` gem readme](https://github.com/gitlabhq/markup#markups) for more information.
> **Notes:**
>
> For the best result, we encourage you to check this document out as rendered
> by GitLab itself: [markdown.md]
> For the best result, we encourage you to check this document out as [rendered
> by GitLab itself](markdown.md).
>
> As of 11.1, GitLab uses the [CommonMark Ruby Library][commonmarker] for Markdown
processing of all new issues, merge requests, comments, and other Markdown content
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repositories are also processed with CommonMark. Older content in issues/comments
are still processed using the [Redcarpet Ruby library][redcarpet].
>
> The documentation website had its [markdown engine migrated from Redcarpet to Kramdown](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gitlab-docs/merge_requests/108)
in October 2018.
>
> _Where there are significant differences, we will try to call them out in this document._
