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How to make a markdown horizontal line, the blank-line gotcha that breaks it, and how rendering differs across GitHub, GitLab, and MDX.

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Markdown Superscript and Subscript: The Complete 2026 Guide

The exact syntax for markdown superscript and subscript, which platforms support ^text^ and ~text~, and the HTML fallback that works everywhere.

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