Do Prompts Really Need Markup?

If you’ve taken any course on prompt design, including mine, you’ve probably been told to use markup in some way. This might be markdown, XML, or, in my case, semantic tags.➡️ See this free lesson from my Writing with Machines course to learn more.These function as labels for both machines and humans that help organize your prompt into sections, for example [ROLE], [CONTEXT], [TASK]. I’ve taught this.