This is a quick reference cheat sheet to the Markdown syntax.
# h1 ## h2 ### h3 #### h4 ##### h5 ###### h6 Header 1 ======== Header 2 -------- > This is > a blockquote > > > Nested > > Blockquote * Item 1 * Item 2 * item 3a * item 3b or
- Item 1 - Item 2 or
_ Item 1 + Item 2 or
- [ ] Checkbox off - [x] Checkbox on 1. Item 1 2. Item 2 a. Item 3a b. Item 3b [link](http://google.com) [link][google] [google]: http://google.com <http://google.com> *italic* _italic_ **bold** __bold__ `inline code` ~~struck out~~ Hyphens
--- Asterisks
*** Underscores
___ ```javascript console.log('This is a block code'); ``` ~~~css .button { border: none; } ~~~ 4 space indent makes a code block Escaped code blocks can be done with more back ticks on the outside or a different symbol.
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| Characters | Escape | Description |
|---|---|---|
\ | \\ | Backslash |
` | \` | Backtick |
* | \* | Asterisk |
_ | \_ | Underscore |
{} | \{\} | Curly braces |
[] | \[\] | Square brackets |
() | \(\) | Parentheses |
# | \# | Hash mark |
+ | \+ | Plus sign |
- | \- | Minus sign (hyphen) |
. | \. | Dot |
! | \! | Exclamation mark |