Markdown Syntax

• Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax.

Headers

• Use # to denote headers 1-6, with the number of # symbols indicating the header level.
• # Header 1
• ## Header 2
• ### Header 3
• #### Header 4
• ##### Header 5
• ###### Header 6

Emphasis

• Italics: Enclose text with single asterisks * or underscores _ like *italic text* or _italic text_.
• Bold: Enclose text with double asterisks ** or underscores __ like **bold text** or __bold text__.
• Bold and italics: Enclose text with triple asterisks *** or underscores ___ like ***bold and italic text*** or ___bold and italic text___.

Lists

Ordered Lists

• Create ordered lists using numbers followed by a period, like:
• 1. First item
• 2. Second item
• 3. Third item

Unordered lists

• Create unordered lists using asterisks * or hyphens -, like:
• * First item
• * Second item
• * Third item
• or
• - First item
• - Second item
• - Third item

Links

• Create links using [Link text](URL) for basic links.
• Add a title using [Link text](URL "Title").

Images

• Add images using ![Alt text](URL).
• Include a title using ![Alt text](URL "Title").

Code

Inline

• Use backticks ` to denote inline code, like `inline code`.

Blocks

• Use triple backticks to create code blocks, like:

Code block

Quotes

• Use > to indicate quotations:
• > This is a quote.

Horizontal Lines

• Create horizontal lines using three asterisks ***, hyphens ---, or underscores ___.

Tables

• Tables are created using pipes | to separate columns and hyphens --- to separate the header from the body, like:

| Header 1 | Header 2 |
| --- | --- |
| Row 1, Column 1 | Row 1, Column 2 |
| Row 2, Column 1 | Row 2, Column 2 |

Character Escaping

• Escape special characters using a backslash \, like:
• \*Literal text\*

Math Formulas

• Use LaTeX syntax for mathematical formulas.

Inline

• Use single dollar signs $ for inline formulas, like:
• $f(x) = x^2$ which renders as $f(x) = x^2$.

Block

• Use double dollar signs $$ for block formulas, like:

$$
\sum_{i=1}^{n} i = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}
$$

Is rendered as: $$ \sum_{i=1}^{n} i = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} $$

Accent Marks

• Backtick: H`ola will render as H`ola.
• Code representation of backtick: `Hola` will render as: Hola

An overview of Markdown syntax. Learn how to format text using headers, emphasis, and lists.