Markdown Quick Reference
There are some fun things you can do with Markdown formatting.
Feature | Markdown | Example |
---|---|---|
italic | _italic_ |
italic |
bold | **bold** |
bold |
strikethrough | ~~strikethrough~~ |
|
superscript | ^superscript^ |
^superscript^ |
subscript | ~subscript~ |
~subscript~ |
links | [Description](https://example.com/) |
Description |
bare links | <https://www.example.com> |
https://www.example.com |
code | `code ` |
code |
escape | \*escape\* |
*escape* |
There are also:
Unordered lists:
- Foo
- Bar
- Baz
- Quz
* Foo
* Bar
* Baz
* Quz
Ordered lists:
- Foo
- Bar
- Baz
- Quz
- Baz
1. Foo
1. Bar
1. Baz
1. Quz
Headers:
Header 1
Header 2
Header 3
Header 4
Header 5
Header 6
# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3
#### Header 4
##### Header 5
###### Header 6
Headers also:
Header 1
Header 2
Header 1
==========
Header 2
---------
Blockquote:
This is a blockquoted text passage.
You can nest your blockquotes.
Or unnest them again.
> This is a blockquoted text passage.
>> You can nest your blockquotes.
>
> Or unnest them again.
To product a code block, as above:
```
> This is a blockquoted text passage.
>> You can nest your blockquotes.
>
> Or unnest them again.
```
Or indent four spaces:
Normal text
Code block
Normal text
Code block
Horizontal rule:
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Image
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Tables:
|Feature|Markdown|Example|
|:- |:- |:- |
|italic| `_italic_`| _italic_ |
|bold| `**bold**` | **bold** |
|strikethrough| `~~strikethrough~~` | ~~strikethrough~~ |
|superscript| `^superscript^`| ^superscript^ |
|links| `[Description](https://example.com/)`|[Description](https://example.com/)|
|code|\``code`\`|`code`|
|escape|`\*escape\*`|\*escape\*|
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