2025-02-06 Web Development, Programming, Productivity

Basic Markdown Guide

By O. Wolfson

Markdown is a lightweight markup language for formatting plain text. Here are some basic syntax rules:

Headings

Use # for headings:

markdown
# Heading 1

## Heading 2

### Heading 3

#### Heading 4

##### Heading 5

###### Heading 6

Use * or _ for italics and ** or __ for bold:

markdown
_Italic_
**Bold**
**_Bold and Italic_**

Italic

Bold

Bold and Italic

Use -, *, or +:

markdown
- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Subitem 1
  - Subitem 2

Use numbers:

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

markdown
[Title](https://example.com)

markdown
![Alt text](hhttps://cdn.explorecams.com/storage/photos/LEFEikw0MR_1600.jpg)

Alt text

Use > for blockquotes:

markdown
> This is a blockquote.

This is a blockquote.

Use backticks for inline code:

markdown
`inline code`

inline code

Use triple backticks for code blocks:

markdown
To make a code block you must have 3 backticks before and after the code. After the first backtick set you can add the language of the code.

Code block here above 👆🏻

markdown
| Header 1 | Header 2 |
| -------- | -------- |
| Row 1    | Data     |
| Row 2    | Data     |

Header 1	Header 2
Row 1	Data
Row 2	Data

Use ---, ***, or ___:

markdown
---

markdown
- [x] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2
- [ ] Task 3