Open with the concrete situation, not the abstraction. Lead with a scene the reader recognizes, then name the tension. Everything in this body block uses only Medium-safe tags, so it survives import untouched.

A major section heading

Use strong for emphasis and emphasis for nuance. Inline code is fine too. Link out with normal anchors.

Pull the single sentence you most want quoted into a blockquote. Medium renders these beautifully and readers screenshot them.

A sub-heading

  • Bulleted points import as native Medium lists.
  • Keep each item to one idea.
Describe the figure precisely — this alt text matters for accessibility and Medium keeps it.
Figure 1 — export interactive infographics as PNG/SVG for the image, and link the caption to the live version.

Close by returning to the opening scene, now resolved. One clear takeaway.

Originally written at careychou.tech.