This article offers a sample of basic Org Mode syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme. These are rendered slightly differently to those when creating content using Markdown, so this page acts as a comparison to the Markdown Syntax page.

Posts can be assigned a featured image from the pageBundle in the front matter, which is shown with the summary on list pages. If no image is named in the front matter, then one within the pageBundle is selected automatically and used.

Hugo ships with several Built-in Shortcodes for rich content, along with a Privacy Config and a set of Simple Shortcodes that enable static and no-JS versions of various social media embeds.