Markdown Cheat Sheet

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

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

Unordered List

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Code

code

Horizontal Rule

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Extended Syntax

Table

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

Fenced Code Block

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

Footnote (GOAL)

Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote.

Definition List

term : definition

Strikethrough

The world is flat.

Task List

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

Emoji

💯

Highlight

I need to highlight these very important words.