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Learn Markdown

Scrimba's short, 37-minute Markdown course, taught by Dylan C. Israel and framed around starting a blog: a small skill that pays off everywhere you write online.

Quick answer​

Learn Markdown is a Pro-tier, 37-minute course on Markdown, the lightweight text formatting used by blogs, GitHub READMEs, documentation, and chat apps. It is framed around starting your own blog. Scrimba labels it Intermediate, but the content is genuinely beginner-friendly; the label undersells how approachable it is. This is a quick utility skill, not a major course.

Is it worth your time?​

Markdown is one of the highest-return-per-minute skills in tech. You use it in GitHub, in documentation, in many note apps, and in most blogging tools. Thirty-seven minutes to learn it properly, with a blog as the concrete project, is time well spent for anyone writing in technical spaces.

The honest caveat is that Markdown is small, and you do not strictly need a course to learn it; a one-page cheat sheet covers most of it. The value here is the guided, hands-on framing and the blog project, not the difficulty of the material. If you already write Markdown comfortably, you can skip this without missing anything.

What you'll learn​

This short course covers Markdown's core syntax: headings, emphasis, lists, links, images, code blocks, and the formatting you reach for most often, all framed around setting up and writing a blog. The blog context gives the syntax a purpose, so you are formatting real content rather than memorizing symbols in isolation.

By the end you can write clean Markdown confidently and understand how it renders, which is exactly the scope a 37-minute course should have. Do not expect more, and you will not be disappointed.

Who it's for, and who should skip it​

It fits anyone new to Markdown who wants a quick, guided introduction, especially people about to start a blog, write documentation, or contribute to projects on GitHub.

Skip it if you already write Markdown without thinking, since you would learn nothing new. Also skip it if you are not a Pro subscriber and Markdown is your only reason to consider Pro, because a free online cheat sheet covers the same ground for a skill this small.

Prerequisites​

None to speak of. You do not need any programming background. The course is genuinely beginner-friendly despite its Intermediate label, and the only thing it assumes is that you can type and want your text to look formatted.

Where it fits​

Learn Markdown is not part of Scrimba's career paths; it is a small utility skill rather than a milestone. Pick it up early if you are blogging your learning journey or writing project documentation, but it sits outside the Frontend Developer Path progression.

Free or Pro​

This is a Pro course, so it requires a Scrimba subscription. Pro also covers the full career paths, the coding challenges, the Discord, and certificates. See current plans for what Pro includes in your region. For a skill this small, weigh whether a free cheat sheet meets your need before subscribing just for this.

Strengths and limits​

What it does well: it is short, it is practical, and the blog framing gives the syntax somewhere to live. Dylan C. Israel keeps it focused and approachable.

Where it is limited: Markdown is a small topic that does not really need a course, the Intermediate label is misleading (it is beginner-level), and it sits behind Pro despite being something you can learn free elsewhere.

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