¶ 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.
Simply edit this page to see how formatitng was acheived.
¶ Basic Syntax
These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.
¶ 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 |
Columns are separated with a | (vertical line) and rows are separated by a new line.
¶ Fenced Code Block
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25
}
¶ Footnote
Here's a sentence with a footnote. [1]
¶ Heading ID
¶ My Great Heading
¶ 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! 
(See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)
¶ Highlight
I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
¶ Subscript
H2O
¶ Superscript
X2
This is the footnote. ↩︎