Markdown syntax

This Markdown cheat sheet provides a quick overview of all the Markdown syntax elements.

These are the elements outlined in John Gruber’s original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.

Element Markdown syntax Rendered output
Heading # H1
## H2
### H3

H1


H2


H3

Bold **bold text** bold text
Italic *italicized text* italicized text
Blockquote > blockquote > blockquote
Ordered List 1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
Unordered List - First item
- Second item
- Third item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item
Code `code`
code
Horizontal Rule ---
Link [title](https://www.example.com) title
Image ![alt text](/img/pyer.png) alt text