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Blank Line Before Heading |
tags: headings, whitespace
Classic markdown syntax does not require a blank line before a heading. The reason for the requirement is that it is all too easy for a # to end up at the beginning of a line by accident (perhaps through line wrapping). Consider, for example:
I like several of their flavors of ice cream:
#22, for example, and #5.