Markdown Cheat Sheet
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
# H1
## H2
### H3
Bold
bold text
**bold text**
Italic
italicized text
*italicized text*
Blockquote
blockquote
> blockquote
Ordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
Unordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Code
code
`code`
Horizontal Rule
---
Link
[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)
Image
![alt text](https://typeoverflow.com/uploads/articles/vc2wj83dwjr54v94e9dq.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 |
| Syntax | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text |
Fenced Code Block
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}
Footnote
Here's a sentence with a footnote. 1
Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]
[^1]: This is the footnote.
Heading ID
My Great Heading {#custom-id}
### My Great Heading {#custom-id}
Definition List
term
: definition
term
: definition
Strikethrough
The world is flat.
~~The world is flat.~~
Task List
- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media
- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media
Emoji
That is so funny! 😂
:joy:
(See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)
Highlight
I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
Subscript
H~2~O
H~2~O
Superscript
X^2^
X^2^
-
This is the footnote. ↩
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