Markdown
Markdown Cheat Sheet
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This Markdown cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the Markdown syntax elements. It can’t cover every edge case, so if you need more information about any of these elements, refer to the reference guides for basic syntax and extended syntax.
Basic Syntax
These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.
Heading
H1
H2
H3
Bold
bold text
Italic
italicized text
Blockquote
blockquote
Ordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Unordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Code
code
Horizontal Rule
Link
Image
Extended Syntax
These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.
Table
Syntax | Description |
---|---|
Header | Title |
Paragraph | Text |
Fenced Code Block
1 | { |
Footnote
Here’s a sentence with a footnote. [^1]
[^1]: This is the footnote.