Overview

In this cheat sheet, I will be highlighting markdown’s core syntax - which is supported by all of markdown’s flavors - and some of markdown’s extended syntax - which may or may not be implemented differently or at all between markdown processors.

Core Syntax

ElementMarkdown
Heading
1
2
3

# heading text 1
## heading text 2
### heading text 3
Bold
1

**bold text**
Italic
1

*italic text*
Blockquote
1

> blockquote text
Ordered List
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2
3

1. first list item
2. second list item
3. third list item
Unordered List
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2
3

- first list item
- Second list item
- Third list item
Inline Code
1

`code text`
Horizontal Rule
1

---
Link
1

[link text](https://example.com)
Image
1

![alt text](//image.jpg)

Extended Syntax

ElementMarkdown
Table
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2
3
4

| Header A | Header B |
| -------- | -------- |
| Row 1 A  | Row 1 B  |
| Row 2 A  | Row 2 B  |
Fenced Code Block
1
2
3

```python
print("hello world")
```
Strikethrough
1

~~strikethrough text~~
Task List
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2
3

- [x] task 1
- [ ] task 2
- [ ] task 3
Superscript
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x^3^
Subscript
1

H~2~0