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Markdown Syntax Cheat Sheet.

Every bit of Markdown syntax you’ll actually use — in one scannable page. Source on the left, rendered meaning on the right.

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§ Headings
WhatSourceRenders as
H1
# Heading
Heading (largest)
H2
## Heading
Heading
H3
### Heading
Heading
H4
#### Heading
Heading
§ Emphasis
WhatSourceRenders as
Bold
**text**
text (bold)
Italic
*text*
text (italic)
Bold + italic
***text***
text (bold italic)
Strikethrough
~~text~~
text (struck)
§ Lists
WhatSourceRenders as
Unordered
- item
- item
• item
• item
Ordered
1. item
2. item
1. item
2. item
Nested
- item
  - nested
• item
  ◦ nested
Task list
- [x] done
- [ ] todo
☑ done
☐ todo
§ Links & images
WhatSourceRenders as
Link
[text](https://example.com)
text → https://example.com
Image
![alt](image.png)
(image with alt text)
Autolink
<https://example.com>
https://example.com
Reference
[text][id]

[id]: https://example.com
text → https://example.com
§ Code
WhatSourceRenders as
Inline
`const x = 1`
const x = 1 (mono)
Fenced block
```ts
code
```
(monospace block with ts syntax)
Indented block
    four spaces
    code
(monospace block)
§ Blockquotes
WhatSourceRenders as
Single
> quoted line
│ quoted line
Multi-line
> line one
> line two
│ line one
│ line two
Nested
> outer
>> inner
│ outer
││ inner
§ Tables (GFM)
WhatSourceRenders as
Basic
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
A | B
1 | 2
Alignment
| L | C  | R |
|:--|:--:|--:|
left-/centre-/right-aligned columns
§ Other
WhatSourceRenders as
Horizontal rule
---
(a hairline divider)
Hard line break
line one  
line two
line one
line two
HTML
<sup>2</sup>
raw HTML passes through

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