Markdown Cheatsheet

With this cheat sheet you can try to start writing your article just like I started. Happy Learning and sharing.

Basic Syntex

All applications will support this basic markdown syntax.

Heading

To define a heading in Markdown we simply use this # sign. And to define a lower heading you can increase the number just like I have shown in the syntax.

  # Heading 1
  ## Heading 2
  ### Heading 3

Don't forget to give space and you can go till 6 but 3 will be enough for you.

Bold

To Bold a text use double artistic**Bold** or __Bold__ syntax.

Italic

To Italic use single artistic *Italic* or _Italic_ syntax.

Blockquote

To use this block quote just like I am writing in the block quote use >

Order List

Use numbers to define a list.

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

You can also try 1. 1. 1. the markdown will give you the same result.

Unordered List

Use - for unordered list.

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

Code

To write short code use this (``) .

Horizontal Line

To give a horizontal line just like below use ---

Link

To Link something in your article use [title](https://www.example.com) in these brackets [title name ] you need to write title and in parentheses (url) write your URL.

Image

To bring an image use ![alt text](image. jpg) in the first brackets write alternative text and in parentheses give the source to the image.

You can also give a relative source if you are in GitHub URL.

Extended Syntax

Well, these elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements. So you check whether it works or not.

Table

To create a simple table in markdown here the syntax.

| Syntax | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text |

Result:

Syntax	Description
Header	Title
Paragraph	Text

Code Block

What if you want to put a code block just like below.

(```` code between ````)

Strikethrough

Where you can string a word just like in discount. In hashnode it doesn't work

~~ The world is flat. ~~

Subscript

Syntax: H~2~O

Superscript

Syntax: X^2^

Well, this is all you need to start to write your own article or blogs or GitHub readme file.

Hope you liked it.

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