Markdown Cheat Sheet

Markdown Cheat Sheet

Overview Link Text

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 Link Text

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

Element

Markdown Syntax

Heading

# H1 ## H2 ### H3

Bold

**bold text**

Italic

*italicized text*

Blockquote

> blockquote

Ordered List

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

Unordered List

- First item - Second item - Third item

Code

`code`

Horizontal Rule

---

Link

[title](https://www.example.com)

Image

![alt text](image.jpg)

Extended Syntax

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

Element

Markdown Syntax

Table

| Syntax | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | | Header | Title | | Paragraph | Text |

Fenced Code Block

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

Footnote

Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1] [^1]: This is the footnote.

Heading ID

### My Great Heading {#custom-id}

Definition List

term : definition

Strikethrough

~~The world is flat.~~

Task List

- [x] Write the press release - [ ] Update the website - [ ] Contact the media

Emoji
(see also Copying and Pasting Emoji)

That is so funny! :joy:

Highlight

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

Subscript

H~2~O

Superscript

X^2^