Headings
# Heading 1 ## Heading 2 ### Heading 3 #### Heading 4 ##### Heading 5 ###### Heading 6
Emphasis
Bold & Italic
*italic* or _italic_Italic text
**bold** or __bold__Bold text
***bold italic***Bold and italic
~~strikethrough~~Strikethrough (GFM)
Lists
Unordered Lists
- Item one - Item two - Nested item - Another nested - Item three
Ordered Lists
1. First item 2. Second item 1. Nested ordered 2. Another nested 3. Third item
Links & Images
[text](url)Inline link
[text](url "title")Link with hover title
[ref][id] / [id]: urlReference-style link
<https://example.com>Autolink
![alt](image.png)Image
![alt](img "title")Image with title
[![alt](img)](url)Linked image
Code
Inline & Fenced Blocks
Use `inline code` in a sentence. ```python def greet(name): return f"Hello, {name}!" ``` ```javascript const greet = (name) => `Hello, ${name}!`; ```

Specify language after ``` for syntax highlighting

Indented Code Block
Indent 4 spaces for a code block (no syntax highlighting)
Blockquotes
> This is a blockquote. > > It can span multiple paragraphs. > Nested blockquotes: >> Second level >>> Third level
Tables (GFM)
| Left | Center | Right | |--------|:-------:|-------:| | cell 1 | cell 2 | cell 3 | | cell 4 | cell 5 | cell 6 |

: controls alignment -- left (default), center, right

Task Lists (GFM)
- [x] Completed task - [ ] Incomplete task - [ ] Another to-do
Horizontal Rules
--- *** ___

Three or more hyphens, asterisks, or underscores

Escaping
Backslash Escapes
\*not italic\* \# not a heading \[not a link\]
Escapable Characters
\ ` * _Backslash, backtick, asterisk, underscore
{} [] ()Braces, brackets, parentheses
# + - .Hash, plus, hyphen, period
! |Exclamation, pipe