Markdown
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[Heading](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#headings) |
`# H1H1## ##H2### H2
### H3H3` |
Bold[Bold](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#bold) |
`**bold text**` |
Italic[Italic](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#italic) |
`*italicized text*` |
Blockquote[Blockquote](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#blockquotes-1) |
`> blockquoteblockquote` |
[Ordered ListList](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#ordered-lists) |
`1. First item
2.item2. Second item
3.item3. Third item
item` |
[Unordered ListList](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#unordered-lists) |
`- First item
-item- Second item
-item- Third item
item` |
Code[Code](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#code) |
``code`` |
[Horizontal RuleRule](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#horizontal-rules) |
`---` |
Link[Link](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#links) |
`[title](https://www.example.com)` |
Image[Image](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#images-1) |
`` |
Extended Syntax
These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.
Element |
Markdown Syntax |
|---|
Table[Table](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#tables) |
`| Syntax | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text |` |
[Fenced Code BlockBlock](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#fenced-code-blocks) |
```
`{ "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "age": 25
}
25}```` |
Footnote[Footnote](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#footnotes) |
`Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]
[^1]: This is the footnote.` |
[Heading IDID](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#heading-ids) |
`### My Great Heading {#custom-id}` |
[Definition ListList](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#definition-lists) | `term: definition` |
term
: definition |
Strikethrough |
`~~The world is flat.~~` |
[Task ListList](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#task-lists) |
`- [x] Write the press release
-release- [ ] Update the website
-website- [ ] Contact the mediamedia` |
| [Emoji](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#emoji)
|
Emoji
(see also [Copying and Pasting EmojiEmoji](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#copying-and-pasting-emoji)) |
`That is so funny! :joy:` |
Highlight[Highlight](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#highlight) |
`I need to highlight these ==very important words==.` |
Subscript[Subscript](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#subscript) |
`H~2~OO` |
Superscript[Superscript](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#superscript) |
`X^2^` |
