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This Means Markdown

by Dustin Curtis Feb 13, 2012
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  1. 2_11 Dustin Curtis

    UPDATE: See: http://dribbble.com/shots/470338-The-Markdown-Mark

    I'm making something, and it uses Markdown. But there's no universal symbol for Markdown. Maybe there should be.

    Here's what it might look like: http://screenshots.dustincurtis.com/no_comment-20120213-111944.png

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    4 months ago

  2. Looking-up Sam Vermette

    This a good idea. Gruber would be proud, son.

    4 months ago

  3. Pro Tintype_photobooth Tuhin Kumar

    This is amazing!!

    4 months ago

  4. Sezione-1 Luca Degasperi

    Clean and straight to the point! I love this icon!

    4 months ago

  5. Pro Me Hunter Hastings

    Win.

    4 months ago

  6. Avatar-ragdoll Ragdoll

    Decent, but I always think an icon should not use letters to be universally effective.

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    4 months ago

  7. Hat-profile Jason Carlin

    Works for me

    4 months ago

  8. Gary_illy_small Gary Aston

    Think there's something in combining the arrow with the rightmost stem of the M, but I can't be bothered to open Illustrator :)

    4 months ago

  9. Samatar

    Markdown_teaser This Means Markdown? Inspired by a comment on Dustin Curtis' original Markdown icon idea, perhaps an icon like this would allow for an image without any explicit characters, whil... February 13, 2012

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    This Means Markdown?

    by Samuel Fine

    Inspired by a comment on Dustin Curtis' original Markdown icon idea, perhaps an icon like this would allow for an image without any explicit characters, while still implying the M in whitespace. This is a 30-second very unpolished idea, a little heavy-handed and obvious, but I'd love to see a real icon designer take a crack at something like this. Shrug.

    4 months ago

  10. Pro Samatar Samuel Fine

    Really great idea, Dustin. I'm shocked Markdown doesn't have any sort of agreed-upon iconography yet, considering how prolific it has become in recent years. I really like how your icon is reminiscent - to me, at least - of a keyboard key. Apropos. Keep polishing it.

    @Ragdoll A very good point, you've inspired me to take a crack at an alternative icon design.

    4 months ago

  11. Pro Michael Michael Parenteau

    Are their universal icons for other file formats or syntaxes? I have seen people make things to suggest things like </> for code and sometimes html.. but didn't know that there was a universal symbol. I like the idea and the execution... if it doesn't fly... you can always use the ol' file ext .md . Or, when I create systems that use markdown... I like to include a link for the unfamiliar that says: markdown formatting help

    4 months ago

  12. Avatar-ragdoll Ragdoll

    PDFs and Word file formats definitely have icons. RSS has an icon, though in my experience people tend to use “RSS” more often. I’m not saying the icon is bad or that I could do better, but it’s a general criticism for icon design, so I thought it worth mentioning.

    4 months ago

  13. Ni_may11_01

    Markdown_dribbble_teaser Markdown After seeing Dustin's Markdown icon I couldn't help giving it a go and "propose" my own version. It has a close relation to a symbol we all perfectly know ... February 13, 2012

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    Markdown

    by Nicola Armellini

    After seeing Dustin's Markdown icon I couldn't help giving it a go and "propose" my own version.

    It has a close relation to a symbol we all perfectly know and at the same time it has both the initial M and the downward pointing arrow.

    What do you think? :)

    4 months ago

  14. Vladimir_carrer

    Markdown_teaser Markdown I couldn't resist I just needed to rebound Dustin Curtis Markdown symbol. My idea is based on HTML Header H1 tag http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdow... February 13, 2012

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    Markdown

    by Vladimir Carrer

    I couldn't resist I just needed to rebound Dustin Curtis Markdown symbol.

    My idea is based on HTML Header H1 tag http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#header . H1 tag is usually is where we put the biggest text and is the beginning of the page. I used daringfireball.net background color to color the letters.

    What do you think?

    4 months ago

  15. Samatar

    Markdown2_teaser Markdown v2 My second crack at a Markdown icon, once again inspired by Dustin Curtis' original idea. Trying to reincorporate the border as he did, I really like the keyb... February 13, 2012

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    Markdown v2

    by Samuel Fine

    My second crack at a Markdown icon, once again inspired by Dustin Curtis' original idea. Trying to reincorporate the border as he did, I really like the keyboard key look. Still not sure about the border radius of the container or the sharp edges of the arrow, but I do like the "flying M" look.

    4 months ago

  16. 4808552454_3cd0fee341_o

    Mdarrow_teaser This (could) Mean Mark... After seeing everyone else's iterations on the markdown arrow icon concept, I thought I'd throw in my two cents. February 13, 2012

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    This (could) Mean Markdown

    by Jake Desaulniers

    After seeing everyone else's iterations on the markdown arrow icon concept, I thought I'd throw in my two cents.

    4 months ago

  17. Vince_speelman

    Markdown-icon_teaser Markdown Icon My version. Thought process: Markdown is for writing! MAKE IT A PENCIL. February 14, 2012

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    Markdown Icon

    by Vince Speelman

    My version. Thought process: Markdown is for writing! MAKE IT A PENCIL.

    4 months ago

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    Markup_dr_teaser Markup language February 14, 2012

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    Markup language

    by Jackalstudio

    4 months ago

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    Md_teaser Markdown symbol Just had another quick idea on the Markdown symbol. This one has a monospace font and a text insertion point depicting that it's a markup language. That sim... February 14, 2012

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    Markdown symbol

    by Gadzhi Kharkharov

    Just had another quick idea on the Markdown symbol.

    This one has a monospace font and a text insertion point depicting that it's a markup language. That simple.

    4 months ago

  20. 21cf08680a9d11e19896123138142014_7

    Markdown_teaser It's The Final Markdownnn my take. Extremely minimal, with a pencil/arrow shape as the center line February 15, 2012

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    It's The Final Markdownnn

    by Tom Gurka

    my take. Extremely minimal, with a pencil/arrow shape as the center line

    4 months ago

  21. Me-anime

    Markdown_teaser Markdown This is combination of pencil (mark) and arrow (down). The silhouette looks like "M". (^.^) February 15, 2012

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    Markdown

    by dai inami

    This is combination of pencil (mark) and arrow (down).
    The silhouette looks like "M".
    (^.^)

    4 months ago

  22. Dribbble-avatar

    Md_teaser Markdown symbol I had to take the challenge to create a Markdown symbol. So my approach was this: A down pointing arrow has nothing to do with the concept of markdown exce... February 15, 2012

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    Markdown symbol

    by Maximilian Larsson

    I had to take the challenge to create a Markdown symbol.

    So my approach was this: A down pointing arrow has nothing to do with the concept of markdown except the name. Because a down arrow is strongly associated with download, I chose another approach.

    Took one of the characters mostly used within markdown the header hash‌ sign. Created the arrow and pointed it to the right, as markdown characters is placed to the left of the intended text to format. The result is as simple as markdown itself.

    And I'm not even sure why markdown needs a symbol, but here is my contribution to the whole discussion.

    3 months ago

  23. Flame

    Dribble_teaser Markdown rebound Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring, thoughts? February 15, 2012

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    Markdown rebound

    by James Dunay

    Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring, thoughts?

    3 months ago

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    Markdown_icon_teaser Markdown Icon February 15, 2012

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    Markdown Icon

    by Kurt Gröner 

    3 months ago

  25. Emily

    Markdown_teaser Markdown February 16, 2012

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    Markdown

    by Emily Brophy

    3 months ago

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