A markdown cheat sheet

Create headers:

Header 1

Header 2

Header 3

Add bold text:

bold text

Add italics:

italicized text

Add a blockquote:

"Programming isn't about what you know; it's about what you can figure out."

Create an ordered List:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

And an unordered List:

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Format some code:

some code

Ad a horizontal Rule:

---

Insert a link to an external page:

For example, here's a markdown guide.

Or a link to sections within a document:

For example, jump to header 2.

Insert images using their URL:

This is GitHub's mascot. It's name is Octocat:

This is an xkcd comic:

Format a table:

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

Format a Fenced Code Block:

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}

Add a footnote:

Here's a sentence with a footnote. ¹

Create a definition list or nested lists:

term 1

• definition

term 2

• another definition

Strikethrough text:

The world is flat.

Create a task List:

• Write the press release
• Update the website
• Contact the media

Insert emojis:

That is so funny! 😂

Highlight some text:

I need to highlight these very important words.

Subscript:

H₂O

Superscript:

X²

Resources:

• https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--2rTn_7XO--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5zhubbpov3m3ly9a1t9c.png
• https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax

Footnotes

1. This is the footnote. ↩