Markdown Cheat Sheet

Basic Syntax

These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.

Element	Markdown Syntax
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	---
Link	(https://www.example.com)
Image	!(image.jpg)

Extended Syntax

These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.

Element	Markdown Syntax
Table	| Syntax | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | | Header | Title | | Paragraph | Text |
Fenced Code Block	``` {   "firstName": "John",   "lastName": "Smith",   "age": 25 } ```
Footnote	Here's a sentence with a footnote. : This is the footnote.
Heading ID	### My Great Heading {#custom-id}
Definition List	term : definition
Strikethrough	~~The world is flat.~~
Task List	- Write the press release - Update the website - Contact the media
Emoji (see also Copying and Pasting Emoji)	That is so funny! :joy:
Highlight	I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
Subscript	H~2~O
Superscript	X^2^

Downloads

You can download this cheat sheet as a Markdown file for use in your Markdown application.