1## Format
 2
 3This section describes the text format used by hashcards.
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 5### Basic Cards
 6
 7Question-answer flashcards are written like this:
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10Q: What is the order of a group?
11A: The cardinality of its underlying set.
12```
13
14Both the question and the answer can span multiple lines:
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16```
17Q: List the PGM minerals.
18A:
19
20- ruthenium
21- rhodium
22- palladium
23- osmium
24- iridium
25- platinum
26```
27
28### Cloze Cards
29
30Cloze cards start with the `C:` tag, and use square brackets to denote cloze
31deletions:
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33```
34C: The [order] of a group is [the cardinality of its underlying set].
35```
36
37Again, cloze cards can span multiple lines:
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39```
40C:
41Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the
42desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
43
44— [Ecclesiastes] [6]:[9]
45```
46
47### Hashcards does _not_ support arbitrary Markdown. Files may _only_ contain Q:/A:/C: formatting symbols—no italics, no bold, no headings.
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49## Example
50
51The following Markdown file is a valid hashcards deck:
52
53```md|French.md
54Q: What is the capital of France?
55A: Paris
56
57C: [Paris] is the capital of [France].
58```