Markdown is a simple formatting syntax for structuring text on the web. It is very popular with programmers because it is easy to write and readable to any audience. I use it on this blog to write all blog posts, and recently I had to use the same link value multiple times in a post and the developer in me wanted to know how to avoid repetition. This is how I found Markdown link variables!

To assign a variable link to your Markdown document simply do :

[google]: https://www.google.com/

If you want to search for something on the web, [google] is a nice place.

You can also use [google] to host some stuff and make a great app!

By typing this example you will get :

If you want to search for something on the web, google is a nice place. You can also use google to host some stuff and make a great app!

Markdown variables allow you to change a link very quickly if need be instead of changing the reference every time you use it.