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 #### H4 ##### H5 ###### H6

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Bold

we want some **bold text**

we want some bold text

Italic

we want some *italicized Text*

we want some italicized text

Blockquote

> blockquote

blockquote

Ordered List

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Unordered List

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Code

code

code

Horizontal Rule

---

Link

Markdown Guide

Image

Extended Syntax

These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.

Table

Fenced Code Block

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}

Footnote

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. ¹

Heading ID

My Great Heading

Definition List

term

definition

Strikethrough

The world is flat.

Task List

• Write the press release
• Update the website
• Contact the media