Often, we note ideas, gists, notes of meetings, excerpts of your session in a markdown (.md) file in Github via gist

But if we have to share with someone esp. who is new to GitHub, it doesn't look appealing.

Here are the easy steps to make your gist look beautiful:

1. Create a gist here

2. Make sure you add (.md) file format

3. After adding content, save changes

4. Now your URL in the browser will look like https://gist.github.com/your_username/a7159d281238....

5. Replace the following in the above URL

   • gist.github.com -> gist.io

   • your_username -> @your_username

     ( Make sure that a7159d281238.... remains unchanged )

6. Now hit ENTER

BOOM! Your page looks awesome now.

Before

After

Why Gists?

• Make quick presentations, notes,
  Link
  demos, links, temporary text-only websites
• while sharing important links/ information to communities, family, friends instead of a screenshot.

References:

Gist.io

Markdown Syntax

Emojis for Markdown