Markdown Cheatsheet - Complete Reference Guide

Headers

Create headings with different sizes

Markdown

# H1 Heading

Output

# H1 Heading

Markdown

## H2 Heading

Output

## H2 Heading

Markdown

### H3 Heading

Output

### H3 Heading

Markdown

#### H4 Heading

Output

#### H4 Heading

Markdown

##### H5 Heading

Output

##### H5 Heading

Markdown

###### H6 Heading

Output

###### H6 Heading

Text Formatting

Emphasize text with bold, italic, and more

Markdown

**bold text**

Output

**bold text**

Markdown

*italic text*

Output

*italic text*

Markdown

***bold and italic***

Output

***bold and italic***

Markdown

~~strikethrough~~

Output

~~strikethrough~~

Markdown

`inline code`

Output

`inline code`

Lists

Create ordered and unordered lists

Markdown

- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3

Output

- Item 1 - Item 2 - Item 3

Markdown

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

Output

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

Markdown

- Item 1
  - Nested item
  - Another nested
- Item 2

Output

- Item 1 - Nested item - Another nested - Item 2

Markdown

- [ ] Unchecked task
- [x] Checked task

Output

- [ ] Unchecked task - [x] Checked task

Links and Images

Add links and images to your content

Markdown

[Link text](https://example.com)

Output

[Link text](https://example.com)

Markdown

[Link with title](https://example.com "Title")

Output

[Link with title](https://example.com "Title")

Markdown

![Alt text](image.jpg)

Output

![Alt text](image.jpg)

Markdown

[![Image](image.jpg)](https://example.com)

Output

[![Image](image.jpg)](https://example.com)

Code Blocks

Display code with syntax highlighting

Markdown

```javascript
function greet() {
  return 'Hello';
}
```

Output

function greet() {
  return 'Hello';
}

Markdown

```python
def hello():
    print('Hello')
```

Output

def hello():
    print('Hello')

Markdown

```
Plain code block
```

Output

Plain code block

Tables

Create structured tables

Markdown

| Header 1 | Header 2 |
|----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   |
| Cell 3   | Cell 4   |

Output

| Header 1 | Header 2 | |----------|----------| | Cell 1 | Cell 2 | | Cell 3 | Cell 4 |

Markdown

| Left | Center | Right |
|:-----|:------:|------:|
| Left | Center | Right |

Output

| Left | Center | Right | |:-----|:------:|------:| | Left | Center | Right |

Blockquotes

Quote text or add callouts

Markdown

> This is a blockquote

Output

> This is a blockquote

Markdown

> Multi-line blockquote
> with multiple lines

Output

> Multi-line blockquote > with multiple lines

Markdown

> Nested quotes
>> Are also possible

Output

> Nested quotes >> Are also possible

Horizontal Rules

Create visual separators

Markdown

---

Output

Markdown

***

Output

Markdown

___

Output

Escaping Characters

Display special characters literally

Markdown

\*Not italic\*

Output

\*Not italic\*

Markdown

\# Not a heading

Output

\# Not a heading

Markdown

\`Not code\`

Output

\`Not code\`

Line Breaks

Control line spacing

Markdown

Line 1  
Line 2 (two spaces before newline)

Output

Line 1 Line 2 (two spaces before newline)

Markdown

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2 (blank line)

Output

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 (blank line)

Quick Reference

Common Markdown syntax at a glance

# Header

H1 Header

## Header

H2 Header

**bold**

Bold text

*italic*

Italic text

`code`

Inline code

```code```

Code block

- List

Unordered list

1. List

Ordered list

[Link](url)

Create link

![Alt](img.jpg)

Insert image

> Quote

Blockquote

---

Horizontal rule

| Table |

Create table

- [ ] Task

Task list

~~text~~

Strikethrough

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Headers

Text Formatting

Lists

Links and Images

Code Blocks

Tables

Blockquotes

Horizontal Rules

Escaping Characters

Line Breaks

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