Markdown Cheat Sheet
Complete Markdown syntax reference. Headers, emphasis, links, images, lists, code blocks, tables. Essential for GitHub, documentation, and blog writing.
Markdown Syntax (36)
Headers
# H1
Header level 1
Headers
## H2
Header level 2
Headers
### H3
Header level 3
Headers
#### H4
Header level 4
Headers
# Title #
Closing # optional
Emphasis
*italic*
Italic text
Emphasis
**bold**
Bold text
Emphasis
***bold italic***
Bold + italic
Emphasis
~~strikethrough~~
Strikethrough
Links
[text](url)
Link to URL
Links
[text](url "title")
Link with title
Links
[ref]: url
Reference link
Images
Image
Images
Image with title
Lists
- item
Unordered list
Lists
* item
Unordered list
Lists
+ item
Unordered list
Lists
1. item
Ordered list
Lists
- nested
Nested list item
Code
`inline code`
Inline code
Code
```code block```
Fenced code block
Code
```js
Code with language
Code
indented
Indented code (4 spaces)
Blockquote
> quote
Blockquote
Blockquote
> nested quote
Nested blockquote
Table
| a | b |
Table header
Table
|---|---|
Table separator
Table
| left | center | right |
Alignment :-- :--: --:
Line
---
Horizontal rule
Line
***
Horizontal rule
Line
___
Horizontal rule
Escape
\*
Escape special chars
Task
- [ ] task
Unchecked task
Task
- [x] done
Checked task
HTML
<br>
Raw HTML allowed
HTML
<details>
Collapsible content
Example Document
# Title
**Bold** and *italic* text.
- List item 1
- List item 2
[Link](https://example.com)
`inline code`
```javascript
const x = 1;
```
**Bold** and *italic* text.
- List item 1
- List item 2
[Link](https://example.com)
`inline code`
```javascript
const x = 1;
```
GitHub Flavored Markdown
Tasks: - [ ] and - [x]
Tables: | a | b |
Autolinks: URLs auto-link
Strikethrough: ~~text~~
Syntax: ```lang
Mentions: @user #issue