# Markdown Syntax

These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.

<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9" id="bkmrk-element-markdown-syn"><table class="table table-bordered"><thead class="thead-light"><tr><th>Element</th><th>Markdown Syntax</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>[Heading](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#headings)</td><td>`# H1## H2### H3`</td></tr><tr><td>[Bold](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#bold)</td><td>`**bold text**`</td></tr><tr><td>[Italic](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#italic)</td><td>`*italicized text*`</td></tr><tr><td>[Blockquote](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#blockquotes-1)</td><td>`> blockquote`</td></tr><tr><td>[Ordered List](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#ordered-lists)</td><td>`1. First item2. Second item3. Third item`</td></tr><tr><td>[Unordered List](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#unordered-lists)</td><td>`- First item- Second item- Third item`</td></tr><tr><td>[Code](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#code)</td><td>``code``</td></tr><tr><td>[Horizontal Rule](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#horizontal-rules)</td><td>`---`</td></tr><tr><td>[Link](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#links)</td><td>`[title](https://www.example.com)`</td></tr><tr><td>[Image](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#images-1)</td><td>`![alt text](image.jpg)`</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.

<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9" id="bkmrk-element-markdown-syn-1"><table class="table table-bordered"><thead class="thead-light"><tr><th>Element</th><th>Markdown Syntax</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>[Table](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#tables)</td><td>`| Syntax | Description || ----------- | ----------- || Header | Title || Paragraph | Text |`</td></tr><tr><td>[Fenced Code Block](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#fenced-code-blocks)</td><td>````{  "firstName": "John",  "lastName": "Smith",  "age": 25}````</td></tr><tr><td>[Footnote](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#footnotes)</td><td>`Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1][^1]: This is the footnote.`</td></tr><tr><td>[Heading ID](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#heading-ids)</td><td>`### My Great Heading {#custom-id}`</td></tr><tr><td>[Definition List](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#definition-lists)</td><td>`term: definition`</td></tr><tr><td>[Strikethrough](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#strikethrough)</td><td>`~~The world is flat.~~`</td></tr><tr><td>[Task List](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#task-lists)</td><td>`- [x] Write the press release- [ ] Update the website- [ ] Contact the media`</td></tr><tr><td>[Emoji](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#emoji)  
(see also [Copying and Pasting Emoji](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#copying-and-pasting-emoji))</td><td>`That is so funny! :joy:`</td></tr><tr><td>[Highlight](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#highlight)</td><td>`I need to highlight these ==very important words==.`</td></tr><tr><td>[Subscript](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#subscript)</td><td>`H~2~O`</td></tr><tr><td>[Superscript](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#superscript)</td><td>`X^2^`</td></tr></tbody></table>

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