Markdown cheatsheet

Basic Syntax

Supported by all markdown renderers

Element Markdown syntax Looks like
Heading # H1
## H2
### H3

H1


H2


H3
link [title](https://www.example.com) title
image ![This is a cat](cat.png) This is a cat
Bold **bold text** bold text
Italic *italicized text* italicized text
Blockquote > blockquote
blockquote
Ordered List 1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
Bullet list - First item
- Second item
- Third item
• First item
• Second item
• Third item
Code `code` code
Horizontal Rule ---

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Extended Syntax

Supported by most but not all markdown renderers

Element Markdown synatx Looks like
Table |Time |Speed |
|———|———|
|60 seconds| 1 mile per hour|
|30 seconds| 2 miles per hour|
TimeSpeed
60 seconds1 mile per hour
30 seconds2 miles per hour
Strikethrough I have 1 ~~trillion~~ dollars I have 1 trillion dollars
Emojis Haha thats so funny :laughing: Haha thats so funny 😀
Superscript 10^2^ = 100 102 = 100
Subscript CO~2~ CO2
Highlight This word is ==highlighted==. This word is highlighted.
Fenced Code Block ```
print(“Hello World”)
```
print(“Hello World”)
Footnotes The Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old. [^1]
[^1]: Footnote

The Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old. 1

  1. Footnote ↩︎

Task List - [x] Eat
- [x] Play
- [x] Sleep
- [ ] Repeat
  • Eat
  • Play
  • Sleep
  • Repeat