Markdown syntax guide

Headers

This is a Heading h1

This is a Heading h2

This is a Heading h3

This is a Heading h4

This is a Heading h5

This is a Heading h6

Emphasis

This text will be italic
This will also be italic

This text will be bold
This will also be bold

You can combine them

Lists

Unordered

• Item 1
• Item 2
• Item 2a
• Item 2b
  • Item 3a
  • Item 3b

Ordered

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3
   1. Item 3a
   2. Item 3b

Checklist

• Task 1
• Task 2

Images

Side by side images

2 Images

3 Images

Mixed Content

Dynamic Text Box

Links

You may be using Markdown Live Preview.

Blockquotes

Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax, created in 2004 by John Gruber with Aaron Swartz.

Markdown is often used to format readme files, for writing messages in online discussion forums, and to create rich text using a plain text editor.

Blocks of code

let message = "Hello world";
alert(message);

Inline code

This web site is using markedjs/marked.

Tables

Embedded CSV

Here is the data from example.csv:

LaTeX

$E=m{c}^2$

$\exp (-\frac{1}{2}{\sigma }^2)$

Overflow Testing

Wide Table

Long Code Block

const veryLongLine = "This is a very long line of code that should definitely cause a horizontal scroll on smaller viewports and even on desktop if the container is narrow enough to prevent it from fitting completely within the specified maximum width of the parent component.";

Unbound Width Component

Citations

Standard citation: Nash (1950)

In-text citation: (Doe, 2020)

Multiple citations: (Doe, 2020; Nash, 1950)

References