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Markdown

All card types support most markdown features including:
  • Bold text with **word**
  • Italicizing with *word*
  • Inline maths, like a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2, by surrounding MathJax or LaTeX equations with $...$
  • Code blocks, like print("Hello, world!"), by surrounding with backticks.
For a guide on markdown generally, you can take a look at this guide

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Card Types

Currently, Janus supports two card types: Question & Answer (Q&A) and Cloze cards.

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Q&A

You can make a Q&A card by separating the front-side (question) and the back-side (answer) using three dashes (---). For example: 
What is the capital of France?
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Paris

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Cloze

A cloze is a kind of fill in the blank card; the blank is referred to as the deletion. The front-side will show the text with blanks and then the back-side will fill in the blanks for you.

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Simple Deletions:

To create a deletion, hide the text in two curly braces (i.e. {{..}}). For example: 
The top three largest countries in the world are {{Russia}}, {{Canada}} and {{China}}
has front-side 
The top three largest countries in the world are ______, ______ and ______
and back-side: 
The top three largest countries in the world are Russia, Canada and China
When a card only uses simple deletions, Janus automatically groups them together as group 1.

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Grouped Deletions

Deletions may be grouped together. Each grouping will give a variation of the flashcard where the front-side hides only that group. To group deletions, specify the grouping by adding the index at the start, followed by two colons (i.e. {{1::...}}) For example 
{{1::France}} had a population of {{2::68 million}} in {{3::2024}}
is a cloze card with 3 groups. When tested, you will see one of:
  • _____ had a population of 68 million in 2024
  • France had a population of _____ in 2024
  • France had a population of 68 million in _____