PM Markup:	Result:
paragraphs / line breaks	<p>first paragraph</p> <p>second paragraph</p>	first paragraph second paragraph
link to nodes by name	Have you tried [Super Search]?	Have you tried Super Search?
	Thanks for your help, [tye]	Thanks for your help, tye
	Thanks for nothing, [tye|wiseguy]	Thanks for nothing, wiseguy
link to nodes by ID	Please consult [id://3989]	Please consult Super Search
other kinds of links (more info)	Check out [pad://NodeReaper]	Check out NodeReaper's scratchpad
	Did you try [http://google.com|this]?	Did you try this?
	Did you check [doc://perlfaq]?	Did you check perlfaq?
including code in text	The result is in <c>$array[0]</c>	The result is in $array[0]
	The code should read: <c> use strict; use warnings; my @array = ("Hello world\n"); if (@ARGV) { print $array[0]; } </c>	The code should read: use strict; use warnings; my @array = ("Hello world\n"); if (@ARGV) { print $array[0]; } [download]
text/font formatting	This will be <b>bold</b>	This will be bold
	This will be <i>italic</i>	This will be italic
	This will be <tt>fixed width</tt>	This will be fixed width
quoting / indenting	A wise monk once said: <blockquote> "Indenting is good" </blockquote> .. and I agree	A wise monk once said: "Indenting is good" .. and I agree
lists	My favorite flavors are: <ul> <li>vanilla</li> <li>chocolate</li> </ul>	My favorite flavors are: vanilla chocolate
	How to make toast: <ol> <li>insert bread</li> <li>press button</li> </ol>	How to make toast: insert bread press button

I adapted the tags you decided to include in your introduction.

This node is intended as a 60 second introduction to markup used here.

Update: missing </pre> tags inserted, according to GrandFather's suggestion.

Update 2: demonstrated whitespace preservation of <c> tags. Thanks to kyle for that suggestion.