Markdown Cheat Sheet - basic syntax
Table of contents
Heading
# H1 - Heading
## H2 - Heading
### H3 - Heading
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
---
Link
[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)
Link - open in new tab
[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org){:target="_blank"}
Image
![alt text](https://www.markdownguide.org/assets/images/tux.png)
Image - click and pop open in new tab
[![alt text](https://www.markdownguide.org/assets/images/tux.png)](https://www.markdownguide.org/assets/images/tux.png){:target="_blank"}
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] [^1]: This is the footnote.
Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]
[^1]: This is the footnote.
Definition List
- term
- definition
term
: definition
Strike through
~~The world is flat.~~
Task List
- Write the press release
- Update the website
- Contact the media
- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media