Markdown Cheatsheet

Markdown Cheatsheet

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Headers

H1

# H1

H2

## H2

H3

### H3

H4

#### H4
H5
##### H5
H6
###### H6

Emphasis

Italic

*Italic* or _Italic_

Bold

**Bold** or __Bold__

Bold and Italic

***Bold and Italic*** or ___Bold and Italic___

Strikethrough

~~Strikethrough~~

Lists

Unordered List

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Subitem 2.1
    • Subitem 2.2
  • Item 3
- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Subitem 2.1
  - Subitem 2.2
- Item 3

Ordered List

  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
    1. Subitem 2.1
    2. Subitem 2.2
  3. Item 3
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   1. Subitem 2.1
   2. Subitem 2.2
3. Item 3

Task List

  • Task 1
  • Task 2 (completed)
  • Task 3
- [ ] Task 1
- [x] Task 2 (completed)
- [ ] Task 3

Link Text

[Link Text](http://example.com)

Link Text

[Link Text][1]
[1]: http://example.com

http://example.com

<http://example.com>

Images

Inline Images

Alt Text

![Alt Text](/favicon.ico)

Reference Images

Alt Text

![Alt Text][1]
[1]: /favicon.ico

Code

Inline Code

inline code

`inline code`

Code Block

code block

code block

Indented Code Block

Indented code block (by 4 spaces or 1 tab)
    Indented code block (by 4 spaces or 1 tab)

Fenced Code Block with Syntax Highlighting

function example() {
    console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```javascript
function example() {
    console.log("Hello, world!");
}

---

## Blockquotes

> This is a blockquote.
>
> This is another paragraph in the blockquote.

```markdown
> This is a blockquote.
>
> This is another paragraph in the blockquote.

Horizontal Rule


---

***

___

Tables

Header 1Header 2
Cell 1Cell 2
Cell 3Cell 4
| Header 1 | Header 2 |
|----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   |
| Cell 3   | Cell 4   |

Alignment in Tables

Left AlignedCenter AlignedRight Aligned
Cell 1Cell 2Cell 3
Cell 4Cell 5Cell 6
| Left Aligned | Center Aligned | Right Aligned |
|:-------------|:--------------:|--------------:|
| Cell 1       | Cell 2         | Cell 3        |
| Cell 4       | Cell 5         | Cell 6        |

Footnotes

Here is a footnote reference1.

Here is a footnote reference[^1].

[^1]: This is the footnote.

Definitions

Term 1
Definition 1
Term 2
Definition 2
Term 1
: Definition 1

Term 2
: Definition 2

Emojis

😀 ❤️ 👍

:smile: :heart: :+1:

Details and Summary

Click to expand!

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<details>
<summary>Click to expand!</summary>

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</details>

Escaping Characters

*literal asterisks*

\*literal asterisks\*

This cheatsheet covers the basics of Markdown syntax. You can include this in your Hugo blog to help others (and yourself) quickly reference Markdown commands.


  1. This is the footnote. ↩︎