---
type: "datatype"
title: "markdown"
datatype: "markdown"
---
# markdown

- [Datatypes](/datatypes)
- [Definitions](/datatypes-definitions#markdown)
- [Examples](/datatypes-examples#markdown)
- [Mappings](/datatypes-mappings#markdown)
- [Profiles](/datatypes-profiles#markdown)

## Primitive Details
- **Definition**: A string that may contain Github Flavored Markdown syntax for optional processing by a mark down presentation engine
- **Comments**: Systems are not required to have markdown support, so the text should be readable without markdown processing. The markdown syntax is GFM - see https://github.github.com/gfm/
- **XML Schema/Base**: `xs:string`
- **JSON Type**: `string`
- **Regex**: `^[\s\S]+$`