Markdown cheat sheet
Markdown turns plain text into formatted text. It works in GitHub, Notion, Obsidian, Reddit, Discord and many note apps. Click an example to copy it.
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Headings
- Biggest heading (one per page is usual)
- Section heading
- Smaller heading, down to ###### for level 6
Emphasis
- Bold
- Italic (_italic_ works too)
- Bold and italic
- Crossed out
- Inline code in a fixed-width font
Lists
- Bulleted list (* or + also work)
- Numbered list
- Nested list: indent with two spaces
- Task list with checkboxes
Links and images
- Link with text
- Link that shows the address
- Image; the alt text describes it for screen readers
- Image that is also a link
- Reference link: the address is listed further down
Code
- Code block between three backticks
- Code block with colors for a language
- Code block by indenting four spaces
Quotes, lines and breaks
- Block quote
- Quote inside a quote
- Horizontal line
- New paragraph: leave an empty line
- Line break inside a paragraph: end the line with \ (or two spaces)
- Show a symbol as is: put \ before it
Tables
- Table: the second line separates the header
- Align columns left, center or right
Extras (GitHub and many apps)
- Footnote
- Emoji shortcode (in GitHub, Slack, Discord…)
- Collapsible section
- Callout box on GitHub (also TIP, WARNING…)
Basic syntax works everywhere; tables, task lists, strikethrough and footnotes depend on the app.