Markdown Cheatsheet: The Only Syntax Guide You’ll Ever Need

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1. Headers

Headers are created using the # symbol followed by a space. The number of # symbols indicates the level of the header.

# H1 Header
## H2 Header
### H3 Header
#### H4 Header
##### H5 Header
###### H6 Header

2. Emphasis

You can emphasize text in Markdown using asterisks (*) or underscores (_).

• Italic: Single * or _ around text
• Bold: Double * or _ around text
• Bold and Italic: Triple * or _ around text

*Italic* or _Italic_
**Bold** or __Bold__
***Bold and Italic*** or ___Bold and Italic___

3. Lists

Markdown supports ordered and unordered lists.

• Unordered Lists: Use *, -, or + followed by a space.
• Ordered Lists: Use numbers followed by a period and a space.

* Unordered list item
- Another unordered list item
+ Yet another unordered list item

1. Ordered list item
2. Another ordered list item
3. Yet another ordered list item

You can also nest lists by indenting them with spaces:

1. First item
   — Subitem
   — Subitem
2. Second item
   * Subitem
     1. Sub-subitem
     2. Sub-subitem

4. Links

Create links using square brackets for the link text and parentheses for the URL.

[Link text](http://www.example.com)

Reference-style links use a similar syntax but can be defined later in the document.

[Link text][1]
[1]: http://www.example.com

5. Images

Images are similar to links but include an exclamation mark (!) before the brackets.

![Alt text](image.jpg “Optional title”)

6. Block quotes

Create block quotes using the > symbol followed by a space.

> This is a blockquote.
> 
> It can span multiple lines.

7. Code

Inline code is created using backticks (`). For block code, use triple backticks (```).

`inline code`

```
This is a block of code
spanning multiple lines.
```

You can also specify the language for syntax highlighting:

```python
def hello_world():
  print(“Hello, world!”
```

8. Horizontal Rules

Create horizontal rules with three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___).

***
---
___

9. Tables

Create tables using pipes (|) and hyphens (-). Colons (:) can be used to align columns.

| Header 1   | Header 2   | Header 3  |
| — — — — —  |: — — — — : | — — — — -:|
| Row 1      |  Centered  |     Right |
| Row 2      |  Content   |   Content |

10. Task Lists

Task lists use square brackets. An x inside the brackets indicates a completed task.

- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [ ] Another incomplete task

Advanced Markdown Features

1. Footnotes

Footnotes are created using square brackets and a caret (^).

Here is a footnote reference[^1].
[^1]: Here is the footnote itself.

2. Strikethrough

Use double tildes (~~) to strikethrough text.

~~This text is struck through~~

3. HTML in Markdown

You can include raw HTML in Markdown documents for more control.

<p>This is a paragraph in HTML.</p>

4. Escaping Characters

Use a backslash (\) to escape Markdown characters.

\* This text is not italic \*