Markdown Syntax Guide

Headers

# H1 Header
## H2 Header
### H3 Header
#### H4 Header
##### H5 Header
###### H6 Header

Text Formatting

• Bold text using **bold** or __bold__
• Italic text using *italic* or _italic_
• Bold and italic using ***text***
• Strikethrough using ~~text~~
• Inline code using backticks

Lists

Unordered Lists

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Nested item
  - Another nested item
- Item 3

Ordered Lists

1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Nested item
   2. Another nested item
3. Third item

Links and Images

• Link text
• Link with title
• 
• 

Code Blocks

Inline Code

Use single backticks: code here

Code Blocks

code block

Syntax Highlighted Code Blocks

def hello_world():
    print("Hello, World!")

function helloWorld() {
    console.log("Hello, World!");
}

Blockquotes

This is a blockquote

It can span multiple lines

And can be nested

Tables

Header 1	Header 2	Header 3
Row 1	Cell 2	Cell 3
Row 2	Cell 5	Cell 6

Table Alignment

Left	Center	Right
L1	C1	R1
L2	C2	R2

Horizontal Rules

Create horizontal lines with:

---
***
___

Line Breaks

• End a line with two spaces for a line break
• Or use an empty line for a paragraph break

Escaping Characters

Use backslash to escape special characters: *literal asterisk*

Advanced Features (GitHub Flavored Markdown)

Task Lists

• Completed task
• Incomplete task
• Another task

Footnotes

Here's a sentence with a footnote¹.

Mentions and References

• @username (on platforms that support it)
• #123 (issue/PR references on GitHub)

HTML Support

Most Markdown parsers support basic HTML:

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Tips

1. Preview your Markdown as you write
2. Different platforms may have slight variations
3. Keep it simple - Markdown's strength is readability
4. Use consistent spacing and formatting
5. Consider your audience and platform capabilities

Footnotes

1. This is the footnote content. ↩