Markdown Syntax

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

 

 

 

 

 Element 

 Markdown Syntax 

 

 

 

 

 Heading 

 # H1

## H2

### H3 

 

 

 Bold 

 **bold text** 

 

 

 Italic 

 *italicized text* 

 

 

 Blockquote 

 > blockquote 

 

 

 Ordered List 

 1. First item

2. Second item

3. Third item

 

 

 

 Unordered List 

 - First item

- Second item

- Third item

 

 

 

 Code 

 `code` 

 

 

 Horizontal Rule 

 --- 

 

 

 Link 

 [title](https://www.example.com) 

 

 

 Image 

 ![alt text](image.jpg) 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 Element 

 Markdown Syntax 

 

 

 

 

 Table 

 | Syntax | Description |

| ----------- | ----------- |

| Header | Title |

| Paragraph | Text | 

 

 

 Fenced Code Block 

 ```

{

"firstName": "John",

"lastName": "Smith",

"age": 25

}

``` 

 

 

 Footnote 

 Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote. 

 

 

 Heading ID 

 ### My Great Heading {#custom-id} 

 

 

 Definition List 

 term

: definition 

 

 

 Strikethrough 

 ~~The world is flat.~~ 

 

 

 Task List 

 - [x] Write the press release

- [ ] Update the website

- [ ] Contact the media 

 

 

 Emoji (see also  Copying and Pasting Emoji ) 

 That is so funny! :joy: 

 

 

 Highlight 

 I need to highlight these ==very important words==. 

 

 

 Subscript 

 H~2~O 

 

 

 Superscript 

 X^2^