Cheat Sheet - Markdown (Standard Items)

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain-text formatting syntax. This cheat sheet covers the standard elements of Markdown, providing a quick reference to commonly used syntax.

Headings

• Use # for headers. More #s mean smaller headers.

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

Emphasis

• Bold: **bold** or __bold__
• Italic: *italic* or _italic_
• Bold and Italic: ***bold & italic*** or ___bold & italic___

Lists

• Unordered list: Start with -, +, or *
• Ordered list: Start with numbers followed by .

-   Item 1
-   Item 2

1. First Item
2. Second Item

Links and Images

• Link: [Link text](URL)
• Image: ![Alt text](URL)

Code and Syntax Highlighting

• Inline code: Enclose text with backticks `
• Code block: Enclose text with three backticks (```) or indent with four spaces

`inline code`

\```
block code
\```

Blockquotes

• Use > for block quotes.

> This is a blockquote.

Tables

• Use pipes | to create columns and hyphens - to create headers.

| Header 1 | Header 2 |
| -------- | -------- |
| Row 1    | Data 1   |
| Row 2    | Data 2   |

Horizontal Rules

• Use three or more hyphens ---, asterisks ***, or underscores ___ to create a horizontal rule.

This cheat sheet covers the basics of standard Markdown, ideal for a variety of documentation and note-taking purposes.