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Basic Syntax

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

Paragraph

This is a paragraph. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse aliquet ante et ligula pellentesque congue. Quisque velit sem, tristique a ipsum sit amet, maximus porta arcu.

Styled Text

Strong text

Emphasized text

Bold text

Italic text

Blockquote

This is a blockquote. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse aliquet ante et ligula pellentesque congue.

Lists

Ordered List

1. With ordered sub-list
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
2. With unordered sub-list
• One
• Two
• Three
3. Third item

Unordered List

• With ordered sub-list
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
• With unordered sub-list
• One
• Two
• Three
• Triple nested list
• With unordered sub-list
• One
• Two
• Three
• With ordered sub-list
1. One
2. Two
3. Three

Code

code

Horizontal Rule

Link

Markdown Guide

Image

Extended Syntax

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

Table

Fenced Code Block

  {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "age": 25
  }

Footnote

Here’s a sentence with a footnote.¹

Definition List

term: definition

Strikethrough

The world is flat.

Task List

• Write the press release
• Update the website
• Contact the media

Emoji

That is so funny! 😂

(See also Copying and Pasting Emoji)

Highlight

I need to highlight these very important words.

Subscript

H₂O

Superscript

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