svelte-lexical now supports markdown shortcuts to format text and insert elements. Here are the supported shortcuts:
| Transformer | Description |
|---|---|
| BOLD_STAR | Enclose text in ** to make it to bold (e.g. **bold text**) |
| BOLD_UNDERSCORE | Enclose text in ** to make it to bold (e.g. __bold text__) |
| ITALIC_STAR | Enclose text in * to make it italic (e.g. *italic text\*) |
| ITALIC_UNDERSCORE | Enclose text in _ to make it italic (e.g. _italic text_) |
| BOLD_ITALIC_STAR | Enclose text in **_ to make it to bold and italic (e.g. ***bold text***) |
| BOLD_ITALIC_UNDERSCORE | Enclose text in ** to make it to bold and italic (e.g. ___bold text___) |
| INLINE_CODE | Enclose text in backticks to convert it to inline code (e.g. `let value = 5`) |
| HIGHLIGHT | Enclose text in == to highlight (e.g. ==highlight==) |
| STRIKETHROUGH | Enclose text in ~~ for strikethrough (e.g. ~~strikethrough~~) |
| HEADING | Type # to create a heading. Supports H1 to H6 (e.g. ### creates H3) |
| QUOTE | Type > to create a quote |
| CODE | Type ``` followed by space to create a code block |
| UNORDERED_LIST | Tyoe - to create an unordered list |
| ORDERED_LIST | Type 1. to create an ordered list (you can use any digit instead of 1 as starting number) |
| CHECK_LIST | Type [] to create an check list |
| LINK | Create a link using []() e.g. [Syed Umar Anis](http://umaranis.com) |
| HR | Create horizontal rule using one of the following: --- , ___ , *** |
| IMAGE | Create a image using ![]() e.g.  |
Other new features include options to clear formatting, add subscript and superscript. For more details, see release notes here.
