diff --git a/externals/instruction.md b/externals/instruction.md
index 4c7941c..400dcc0 100644
--- a/externals/instruction.md
+++ b/externals/instruction.md
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ Add a badge to your awesome project by pasting this line in your README.md.
 ```html
 <a href="https://996.icu"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/link-996.icu-red.svg"></a>
 ```
+
+or equivalent Markdown code
+
+```markdown
+[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/link-996.icu-red.svg)](https://996.icu)
+```
 <a href="https://996.icu"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/link-996.icu-red.svg"></a>