Markdown Cheat Sheet

Table of Contents

• Headings
• Text
• Lines
• Line Breaks
• Links
  • Inline
  • Reference
• Images
  • Inline
  • Reference
• Lists
  • Numbered
  • Bulleted
  • Mixed
  • Checkbox
• Emojis
• GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM)
  • Syntax Highlighting
  • Keyboard Keys
  • Tables

Headings

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# Heading 1

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## Heading 2

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### Heading 3

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#### Heading 4

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##### Heading 5

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###### Heading 6

Text

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***bold & italic***

___bold & italic___

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**bold**

__bold__

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*italic* 

_italic_  

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~~strikethrough~~

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

Nunc pretium neque in eros faucibus sollicitudin.

> Block quote
> > Nested Block quote

print("Hello World!")

`inline code`

Code blocks

```
// Code block
```

Escape character

\

Lines

---

___

---

***

---

---

Line Breaks

Press Enter once —> Same line

_Press Enter once_
—> Same line

Press two trailing spaces + Enter once
—> New line

_Press two trailing spaces + Enter once_  
—> New line

Press Enter twice

—> New paragraph

_Press Enter twice_

—> New paragraph

Links

This is an in-line link.

[Text](Link "Optional Title")  

This is a reference link.

[Text][Tag]  

[Tag]:Link   

Tag can be any case-sensitive text, e.g. [1], [2], [3].

Examples:

Available on GitHub.

Available on [GitHub](https://github.com/).

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.^[1] Proin molestie quis urna a tristique.^[2]

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.<sup>[[1][References-1]</sup>
Proin molestie quis urna a tristique.<sup>[[2][References-2]]</sup>

[References-1]:https://github.com/
[References-2]:https://github.com/

Images

• Images are similar to Links, but have a "!" before [Text].
• [Text] only shows if the image failed to load and can be left empty ([]).

![Text](Link "Optional Title")  

![Text][Tag]  

![Tag]:Link   

Examples:

![Missing image.](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10774983?s=96&v=4 "I think, therefore I am.")

Lists

• Indent with 4 leading spaces to go deeper
• Start numbered list with 1.
• Use *, +, - for bullet points

Numbered

1. First item
   1. First sub-item
      1. First sub-sub-item

1. First item
    1. First sub-item  
        1. First sub-sub-item

Bulleted

• First item
  • First sub-item
    • First sub-sub-item

* First item
    * First sub-item  
        * First sub-sub-item

Mixed

• First item
  1. First sub-item
     • First sub-sub-item
• Second item

* First item
    1. First sub-item  
        * First sub-sub-item
* Second item

Checkboxes

• Checkbox item
• Crossed checkbox item
  • Checkbox sub-item
  • Crossed checkbox sub-item

* [ ] Checkbox item
* [x] Crossed checkbox item
    * [ ] Checkbox sub-item
    * [x] Crossed checkbox sub-item  

Emojis

😂

:joy:

Any Emoji

:emojiname:

List: https://www.webfx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/

GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM)

Markdown spec: https://github.github.com/gfm/

Syntax Highlighting

(Replace "javascript" with desired language.)

``` javascript
// Code goes here
```

Keyboard Keys

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Esc</kbd>

Tables

Right aligned	Center aligned	Left aligned
Data	Data	Data
Data	Data	Data

Right aligned | Center aligned | Left aligned
---: | :---: | :---
Data | Data | Data
Data | Data | Data