Credit to The Markdown Guide - this Markdown cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all Markdown syntax elements and simultaneously lets you see how they look styled.
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Basic Syntax
These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.
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
Image
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 |
Fenced Code Block
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}Footnote
Here’s a sentence with a footnote. 1
Heading ID
My Great Heading {#custom-id}
Definition List
term : definition
Strikethrough
The world is flat.
Task List
- 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==.
Subscript
H2O
Superscript
X^2^
Styled
Jump to Code
Basic Syntax
These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.
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
Image
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 |
Fenced Code Block
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}Footnote
Here’s a sentence with a footnote. 1
Heading ID
My Great Heading {#custom-id}
Definition List
term : definition
Strikethrough
The world is flat.
Task List
- 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==.
Subscript
H2O
Superscript
X^2^
