Markdown: Writing Content

Markdown: Writing Content#

Note

The content in this tutorial is from Markdown CheatSheet by Matt Cone.

Overview#

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.

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

[title](https://www.example.com)

Image

![alt text](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. [^1]<br>[^1]: This is the footnote.

Heading ID

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

Definition List

 

Term 1
: Definition 1
Term 2
: Definition 2

Strikethrough

~~The world is flat.~~

Task List

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

Emoji

:smile:

Highlight

==highlighted==

Subscript

H~2~O

Superscript

4^th^
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