--- layout: "../../layouts/BlogPost.astro" title: "Hello static content!" description: "Bring your markdown, we'll handle the rest" publishDate: "11 Jul 2022" heroImage: src: "/assets/blog/introducing-astro.jpg" alt: "Space shuttle leaving curved trail in the sky" --- **Astro has built-in support for markdown pages!** All frontmatter data will be available [via `Astro.glob` imports](https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference/#astroglob) as well, making blog landing pages easy to build. **Code challenge:** Try editing the `title` frontmatter property for this post and [visiting the homepage](/) again. ## Code block demo ```typescript // Oh, and get Shiki syntax highlighting out-of-the-box! // See our docs for customization options: // https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/markdown-content/#syntax-highlighting function getDistance(amount: number) { if (amount === Infinity) { return "and beyond!"; } else { return "and the normal distance!"; } } ```