# Training Data Format

## [Data Formats](https://legacy-docs-v1.rasa.com/1.10.2/nlu/training-data-format/#id4)

You can provide training data as Markdown or as JSON, as a single file or as a directory containing multiple files.  Note that Markdown is usually easier to work with.

### [Markdown Format](https://legacy-docs-v1.rasa.com/1.10.2/nlu/training-data-format/#id5)

Markdown is the easiest Rasa NLU format for humans to read and write. Examples are listed using the unordered list syntax, e.g. minus `-`, asterisk `*`, or plus `+`. Examples are grouped by intent, and entities are annotated as Markdown links, e.g. `[<entity text>](<entity name>)`, or by using the following syntax `[<entity-text>]{