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This may end up being the best answer, but considering every span/div gets spammed with semantically meaningful classes and ids, not that helpful?

Chris Pitman
– Chris Pitman

2012-09-15 17:28:37 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 17:28
What are the advantages of that? Letting machines read my code?

Madara's Ghost
– Madara's Ghost

2012-09-15 17:29:09 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 17:29
(Expanding to your edit) Why should I care on browser default styling? I use my own CSS (plus reset, to eliminate those exact styles) and it works fine. The focus of the question is mostly the HTML5 new elements. <time> <output> <address>

Madara's Ghost
– Madara's Ghost

2012-09-15 17:32:08 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 17:32
@MadaraUchiha The better Google understands your content, the better they can direct searchers to your site

Chris Pitman
– Chris Pitman

2012-09-15 17:32:43 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 17:32
@Chris: Indeed, but that's hardly a requirement? I mean, many very not-semantic websites come up first in Google.

Madara's Ghost
– Madara's Ghost

2012-09-15 17:38:44 +00:00
Commented Sep 15, 2012 at 17:38

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Correct minor typos or mistakes
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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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