Markdown Quick Reference

Component Syntax

Element Syntax Example
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^
Blockquote > quoted text
Lists Ordered:
1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Unordered:
– Top level one
— Second level one
— Second level two
– Top level two
– Top level three

Checklist:
– [x] First item
– [ ] Second item
– [x] Third item

Code Inline:
`code here`

Block:
“`
code here
“`

Link [text](URL)
Image [alt text](path/to/file.jpg)
Table | Header 1 | Header 2 |
| — | — |
| Value 1 | Value 2 |
| Value 3 | Value 4 |
Footnote Sentence with reference to footnote. [^1]

[^1]: Footnote text.

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Modifiers

Element Syntax Example
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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