Markdown Cheatsheet

Last updated Dec 31, 2022 Edit Source

Reference: The Markdown Guide!

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.

These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.

bold text

italicized text

blockquote

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

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

code

Markdown Guide

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

| Syntax | Description |

| ———– | ———– |

| Header | Title |

| Paragraph | Text |

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{

"firstName": "John",

"lastName": "Smith",

"age": 25

}

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. ¹

term

definition

The world is flat.

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

That is so funny! :joy: (See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)

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

H~2~O

X^2^