Markdown Reference
Browse Markdown syntax with side-by-side rendered previews and GFM extensions.
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# Heading 1
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Heading 1
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## Heading 2
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Heading 2
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### Heading 3
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Heading 3
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**bold text**
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bold text
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_italic text_
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italic text
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***bold italic***
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bold italic
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~~strikethrough~~
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strikethrough
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---
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Line one Line two (empty line = new paragraph)
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Line one
Line two
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End with two spaces or use backslash\
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End with two spaces
or use backslash
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[Display text](https://example.com)
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[Text](https://example.com "Tooltip")
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[Link text][ref] [ref]: https://example.com
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<https://example.com>
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- Item one - Item two - Item three
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- Item one
- Item two
- Item three
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1. First 2. Second 3. Third
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- First
- Second
- Third
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- Parent
- Child
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- Parent
- Child
- Grandchild
- Child
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- [x] Done - [ ] Todo - [ ] Also todo
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- Done
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Use `code` here
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Use code here
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```javascript
console.log('hello');
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console.log('hello');
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// 4-space indent
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// 4-space indent
const x = 1;
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| Column A | Column B | |----------|----------| | Cell 1 | Cell 2 |
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| Column A | Column B |
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| Cell 1 | Cell 2 |
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| Left | Center | Right | |:-----|:------:|------:| | A | B | C |
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| A | B | C |
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> This is a quote. > It can span lines.
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This is a quote. It can span lines.
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> Outer >> Inner >>> Deeper
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Outer
Inner
Deeper
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> [!NOTE] > Highlights information.
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GitHub-flavored Markdown alert
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> [!TIP] > Helpful advice.
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Renders as a styled callout on GitHub
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> [!WARNING] > Critical content.
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Styled warning callout (GitHub only)
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@username
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Links to GitHub user profile
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#123
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Links to issue or PR #123
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Text[^1] [^1]: Footnote text.
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Text<sup><a>1</a></sup>
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--- title: My Doc date: 2025-01-01 ---
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Not rendered as Markdown — used by static site generators
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<span style="color:red">Red text</span>
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\*literal asterisk\*
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*literal asterisk*
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Term : Definition
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- Term
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