markdown_reference.md

Syntax Cheatsheet

Phrase Emphasis

italic bold italic bold

Links

Inline: An example

Reference-style labels (titles are optional): An example. Then, anywhere else in the doc, define the link:

Images

Inline (titles are optional):

Reference-style:

Headers

Setext-style: Header 1

Header 2

atx-style (closing #'s are optional):

Header 1

Header 2

Header 6

Lists

Ordered, without paragraphs:

1. Foo
2. Bar

Unordered, with paragraphs:

• A list item.

  With multiple paragraphs.

• Bar

You can nest them:

• Abacus
  • answer
• Bubbles
  1. bunk
  2. bupkis
     • BELITTLER
  3. burper
• Cunning

Blockquotes

Email-style angle brackets are used for blockquotes.

And, they can be nested.

Headers in blockquotes

• You can quote a list.
• Etc.

Code Spans

<code> spans are delimited by backticks.

You can include literal backticks like `this`.

Preformatted Code Blocks

Indent every line of a code block by at least 4 spaces or 1 tab. This is a normal paragraph.

This is a preformatted
code block.

Horizontal Rules

Three or more dashes or asterisks:

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Manual Line Breaks

End a line with two or more spaces: Roses are red,
Violets are blue.