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.
Heading
H1
H2
H3
Bold
bold text
Italic
italicized text
Blockquote
blockquote
Ordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Unordered List
- First item
- Second item
- Third item
Code
code
Horizontal Rule
Link
Example
Image
Table
Syntax |
Description |
Header |
Title |
Paragraph |
Text |
Fenced Code Block
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}
Footnote
Here's a sentence with a footnote.
Heading ID
My Great Heading
Definition List
- term
- definition
(not working) Strikethrough
~~The world is flat.~~
(not working) Task List
- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media
(not working) Emoji
That is so funny! :joy:
(See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)
(not working) Highlight
I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
(not working) Subscript
H~2~O
(not working) Superscript
X^2^