wxMaxima offers a set of standard markdown conventions that don’t collide with mathematical notation.

Bullet lists

wxMaxima will recognize text starting with * chars as bullet lists.

Ordinary text
 * One item, indentation level 1
 * Another item at indentation level 1
   * An item at a second indentation level
   * A second item at the second indentation level
 * A third item at the first indentation level
Ordinary text

Block quotes

wxMaxima will recognize text starting with > chars as block quotes.

Ordinary text
> quote quote quote quote
> quote quote quote quote
> quote quote quote quote
Ordinary text

TeX and HTML output

wxMaxima’s TeX and HTML output will also recognize => and replace it by the corresponding Unicode sign.

cogito => sum.

Other symbols the TeX and HTML export will recognize

<=	comparison
<=>	double-pointed double arrow
<->	double-pointed arrow
->	single- headed arrow
<-`	single- headed arrow
+/-	plus/minus

Other symbols the TeX export will recognize

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