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Markdown Cheatsheet

This page demonstrates Markdown syntax and its rendering effects.

Headings​

Markdown Code:

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6

Rendered Output:

Heading 1

Heading 2​

Heading 3​

Heading 4​

Heading 5​
Heading 6​

Emphasis​

Markdown Code:

*Italic text* or _Italic text_
**Bold text** or __Bold text__
***Bold italic text*** or ___Bold italic text___
~~Strikethrough text~~

Rendered Output: Italic text or Italic text Bold text or Bold text Bold italic text or Bold italic text Strikethrough text

Lists​

Unordered List​

Markdown Code:

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Subitem 2.1
  - Subitem 2.2
* Item 3
+ Item 4

Rendered Output:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Subitem 2.1
    • Subitem 2.2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4

Ordered List​

Markdown Code:

1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Subitem 2.1
   2. Subitem 2.2
3. Third item

Rendered Output:

  1. First item
  2. Second item
    1. Subitem 2.1
    2. Subitem 2.2
  3. Third item

Links & Images​

Markdown Code:

[Link text](https://example.com)
[Link with title](https://example.com "Title shown on hover")

Rendered Output: Link text Link with title

Images​

Markdown Code:

![Alt text](https://via.placeholder.com/150)
![Alt text](https://via.placeholder.com/150 "Image title")

Rendered Output: Alt text Alt text

Blockquotes​

Markdown Code:

> This is a blockquote
> It can span multiple lines

>> Nested blockquote

Rendered Output:

This is a blockquote It can span multiple lines

Nested blockquote

Code​

Inline Code​

Markdown Code:

Use `code` for inline code

Rendered Output: Use code for inline code

Code Blocks​

Markdown Code:

```javascript
function hello() {
  console.log("Hello, World!");
}

**Rendered Output:**
```javascript
function hello() {
  console.log("Hello, World!");
}

Tables​

Markdown Code:

| Name | Age | City |
|------|------|------|
| Zhang San | 25 | Beijing |
| Li Si | 30 | Shanghai |
| Wang Wu | 28 | Guangzhou |

Rendered Output:

NameAgeCity
Zhang San25Beijing
Li Si30Shanghai
Wang Wu28Guangzhou

Horizontal Rules​

Markdown Code:

---
***
___

Rendered Output:​

Task Lists​

Markdown Code:

- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [ ] Another incomplete task

Rendered Output:

  • Completed task
  • Incomplete task
  • Another incomplete task

Footnotes​

Markdown Code:

This is text with a footnote[^1].

[^1]: This is the footnote content.

Rendered Output: This is text with a footnote1.

Footnotes​

  1. This is the footnote content. ↩