Paragraphs

Paragraphs are the simplest block in Tachyonn — they're just text. If you've ever typed a sentence, you already know how to write one.

Writing a paragraph

To make a paragraph, type your text. To start a new paragraph, leave a blank line between them:

This is a paragraph. It can run as long as you like, and Tachyonn
will wrap it to fit the slide.

This is a second paragraph, because there's a blank line above it.

The blank line is the key. Two lines of text with no blank line between them are treated as the same paragraph; a blank line tells Tachyonn "this is a fresh thought."

Emphasizing words

Inside any paragraph, you can mark up individual words. This is plain Markdown, so it should feel natural:

You type	You get
**bold**	bold
*italic*	italic
***bold and italic***	bold and italic
~~strikethrough~~	strikethrough
`inline code`	inline code

For example:

This is a **bold** claim, an *italic* aside, and a bit of `code`.

Subscript and superscript

For chemistry, math, and footnote markers, Tachyonn uses a bracketed form so the content stays unambiguous:

Water is H_[2]O, and the area grows as r^[2].

• _[...] lowers its content (subscript)
• ^[...] raises its content (superscript)

A note on line breaks

Within a single paragraph, a line break in your source is treated as a soft break — Tachyonn flows the text together and wraps it to the slide. This means you can keep your source lines short and readable without changing how the text appears. When you want visual separation, start a new paragraph with a blank line.