Writing in Textile
Simple Paragraphs
Textile looks for paragraphs in your text. Paragraphs are separated by one blank line. Every paragraph is translated as an HTML paragraph.
You type
A single paragraph.
Followed by another.
Resulting HTML
<p>A single paragraph.</p>
<p>Followed by another.</p>
What appears on the screen
A single paragraph.
Followed by another.
Using HTML in Textile
You can certainly use HTML tags inside your Textile documents. HTML will only be escaped if it’s found in a pre or code block.
You type
I am <b>very</b> serious.
<pre>
I am <b>very</b> serious.
</pre>
Resulting HTML
I am <b>very</b> serious.
<pre>
I am <b>very</b> serious.
</pre>
What appears on the screen
I am very serious.
I am <b>very</b> serious.
Line Breaks
Line breaks are converted to HTML breaks.
You type
I spoke.
And none replied.
Resulting HTML
<p>I spoke.<br />
And none replied.</p>
What appears on the screen
I spoke.
And none replied.
Entities
Conversion of trademark and copyright symbols.
You type
one(TM), two(R), three(C).
Resulting HTML
<p>one™, two®, three©.</p>
What appears on the screen
one™, two®, three©.
