Mark-Down

Basic Syntax

These are the elements outlined in John Gruber's original design document. All Markdown applications support these elements.

Element Markdown Systax
Heading 
# H1
  ## H2
  ### H3
Bold 
**bold text**
Italic 
*italicized text*
Blockquote 
> blockquote
Ordered List 
1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
Unordered List 
- First item
  - Second item
  - Third item
Code (single backticks) 
`code`
Horizontal Rule 
---
Link 
[title](https://www.example.com)
Image 
![alt text](image.jpg)

Extended Syntax

These elements extend the basic syntax by adding additional features. Not all Markdown applications support these elements.

Element Markdown Systax
Table 
| Syntax | Description |
  | ----------- | ----------- |
  | Header | Title |
  | Paragraph | Text |
Code Block 
```
  {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "age": 25
  }
  ```
Footnote 
Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]

  [^1]: This is the footnote.
Heading ID 
### My Great Heading {#custom-id}
Definition List 
term
  : definition
Strikethrough 
~~The world is flat.~~
Task List 
- [x] Write the press release
  - [ ] Update the website
  - [ ] Contact the media
Emoji 
That is so funny! :joy:
Highlight 
I need to highlight these ==very important words==.
Subscript 
H~2~O
Superscript 
X^2^
Language for Code (GitHub) 
```javascript
  var s = "JavaScript syntax highlighting";
  alert(s);
  ```