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This Markdown cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the Markdown syntax elements. It can’t cover every edge case, so if you need more information about any of these elements, refer to the reference guides for basic syntax and extended syntax.

Basic Syntax

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

Heading

# H1

H1

## H2

H2

### H3

H3

Bold

**bold text**

bold text

Italic

*italicized text*

italicized text

Blockquote

> blockquote

blockquote

Ordered List

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

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

Unordered List

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Code

code

code

Horizontal Rule

---

Link

[Text to be linked](https://domain.tdl)

Markdown Guide

Image

![alt text for image](http://domain.tdl/to/image.png)
![alt text for image](./path/to/image.png)

Extended Syntax

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

Table

| Syntax | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text |

Fenced Code Block

Footnote

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

[^1]: This is the footnote.

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. ¹

Heading ID

### My Great Heading {#custom-id}

My Great Heading

Definition List

term
: definition

term

definition

Strikethrough

~~The world is flat.~~

The world is flat.

Task List

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

• Write the press release
• Update the website
• Contact the media

Emoji

That is so funny! :joy:

That is so funny! :joy:

(See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)

Highlight

I need to highlight these ==very important words==.

I need to highlight these ==very important words==.

Subscript

H~2~O

H2O

Superscript

X^2^

X^2^