Characters | Escape | Description |
---|---|---|
\ | \ | backslash |
| \ |
backtick | |
* | \* | asterisk |
_ | \_ | underscore |
{} | {} | curly braces |
[] | [] | square brackets |
() | () | parentheses |
# | # | hash mark |
+ | + | plus sign |
- | - | minus sign (hyphen) |
. | . | dot |
! | ! | exclamation mark |
Markdown Cheat Sheet
This is a quick reference cheat sheet to the Markdown syntax.
Markdown Quick Reference
Backslash escapes
Tables
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Horizontal line
Hyphens
---
Asterisks
\*\*\*
Underscores
\_\_\_
Emphasis
\*italic\*
\_italic\_
\*\*bold\*\*
\_\_bold\_\_
`inline code`
~~struck out~~
Links
[link](http://google.com)
[link][google]
[google]: http://google.com
<http://google.com>
Ordered List
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
a. item 3a
b. item 3b
Unordered List
\* Item 1
\* Item 2
\* item 3a
\* item 3b
or
- Item 1
- Item 2
or
+ Item 1
+ Item 2
or
- [ ] Checkbox off
- [x] Checkbox on
Blockquotes
> This is
> a blockquote
>
> > Nested
> > Blockquote
Headers (setext style)
Header 1
========
Header 2
--------
Headers (atx style)
# h1
## h2
### h3
#### h4
##### h5
###### h6