Claude vocabulary
Markdown
Definition
A lightweight text format that uses simple symbols for headings, lists, links, and emphasis.
Visual example

Recipe format = Markdown
The kitchen connection
Think of clean recipe-card formatting.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Recipe format = Markdown
- 02 · What happens
- Uses symbols to organize text
- 03 · The result
- Makes writing easier to scan
Why it matters
It makes structured content easier for both people and AI tools to read and edit.