Markdown Quick Reference
Component Syntax
Element | Syntax | Example |
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Heading | Heading 1: # Text Heading 2: ## Text Heading 3: ### Text With ID: ## Text {#custom-id} |
# Title ## Act I ### Scene 6 |
Text Formatting | Bold: **text** Italic: *text* Strikethrough: ~~text~~ Highlight: ==text== Subscript: H~2~O Superscript: X^2^ |
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Blockquote | > quoted text | – |
Lists | Ordered: 1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item Unordered: Checklist: |
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Code | Inline: `code here` Block: |
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Link | [text](URL) | – |
Image | [alt text](path/to/file.jpg) | – |
Table | | Header 1 | Header 2 | | — | — | | Value 1 | Value 2 | | Value 3 | Value 4 | |
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Footnote | Sentence with reference to footnote. [^1]
[^1]: Footnote text. |
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Emoji | :joy: :pain: |
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Horizontal Divider | — | — |
Modifiers
Element | Syntax | Example |
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Escape Characters | General: In Code: use an extra backtick in the markdown code block In Tables: WIP |
# Not a heading |
New Line | General: end a line with two spaces and press enter Inline: <br> |
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