Markdown Cheat Sheet

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Thanks for visiting [The Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)!

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](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/) and [extended syntax](https://www.markdownguide.org/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

Code `Code`

inline `code text`.

Bold + Italic Bold + Italic

inline ***bold + italic text***.

Bold Bold

inline **bold text**.

Italic Italic

inline *italicized text*.

Strikethrough Strikethrough

inline ~~strikethrough text~~.

Blockquote

blockquote

Ordered List

1. First item

1.1. extra step

1.2. extra extra step

2. Vivamus aliquet ipsum tincidunt cursus fringilla. Maecenas facilisis felis sed ipsum rhoncus fermentum. Sed quis mi leo.

3. Third item

a. First item

a.a. extra step

a.b. extra extra step

b. Vivamus aliquet ipsum tincidunt cursus fringilla. Maecenas facilisis felis sed ipsum rhoncus fermentum. Sed quis mi leo.

c. Third item

Unordered List

- First item

Suspendisse potenti. Ut sit amet mattis nisl. Sed purus metus, faucibus sit amet gravida nec, ullamcorper sed libero.

- Third item

Task List

[x] Think about writing the press release

[x] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum commodo blandit justo, id interdum enim imperdiet quis. Morbi non mi eget risus scelerisque aliquam et sit amet eros.

[x] Write the press release

[ ] Update the website

[ ] Aliquam facilisis magna nibh, in scelerisque nisl consectetur id. Maecenas vitae commodo erat. Ut non risus at nisl pretium vulputate.

[ ] Contact the media

Mixed List

[x] wawawa wawa wawawa wa

wawawawawa wawa wawawa

1. wawa wa wawawawa wa

[ ] wa wawawa wa wawa wawawawa

Horizontal Rule

---

Link

inline link that's just part of text https://www.markdownguide.org like this

[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)

Image

![alt text](https://www.markdownguide.org/assets/images/tux.png)

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 |

| Code | `<code>...</code>` |

Fenced Code Block

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

Footnote

Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1] another sentence with a footnote[^1].

[^1]: This is the footnote.

Heading ID

My Great Heading {#custom-id}

Definition List

term

: definition

Emoji

That is so funny! :joy:

(See also [Copying and Pasting Emoji](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#copying-and-pasting-emoji))

Highlight

I need to highlight these ==very important words==.

Subscript

H~2~O

Superscript

X^2^