Markdown Cheatsheet

Quick reference for Markdown syntax and formatting

Headings

# H1Heading level 1
## H2Heading level 2
### H3Heading level 3
#### H4Heading level 4
##### H5Heading level 5
###### H6Heading level 6

Emphasis

**bold**Bold text
*italic*Italic text
***bold italic***Bold and italic combined
~~strikethrough~~Strikethrough (GFM)

Lists

- itemUnordered list (also * or +)
1. itemOrdered list item
- nestedNested list (2-space indent)
- [x] doneTask list — checked (GFM)
- [ ] todoTask list — unchecked (GFM)

Links & Images

[text](url)Inline link
[text](url "title")Link with title tooltip
<url>Auto-link
![alt](url)Inline image

Code

`code`Inline code span
``` code ```Fenced code block
```js code ```Fenced block with language
codeIndented code block (4 spaces)

Blockquotes

> quoteBlockquote
> > nestedNested blockquote

Horizontal Rule

---Horizontal rule (also *** or ___)

Tables (GFM)

| H1 | H2 | | -- | -- | | A | B |Table with header and separator row
| :--- | :---: | ---: |Column alignment: left, center, right

Escaping

\*not italic\*Backslash escapes a special character