Markdown Cheatsheet

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Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax. It was created in 2004. Markdown, also referred to simply as md, are often used in readme files for writing messages on online-discussion forums and to create rich text in simple texteditors.

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Heading

How to Write Headings in Markdown

Everything starts with proper sectioning of your content.

Syntax	Description
`# Heading`	Equivalent to <h1> in HTML
`## Sub heading`	Equivalent to <h2> in HTML
`### Sub-sub heading`	Equivalent to <h3> in HTML
`#### Fourth level heading`	Equivalent to <h4> in HTML
`##### Fifth level heading`	Equivalent to <h5> in HTML
`####### Sixth and last level`	Equivalent to <h6> in HTML
`Woah, that's kewl` `=================`	Alternative level one heading
`Pretty cool sub-heading!` `------------------------`	Alternative level two heading

Emphasis

How to use emphasis in markdown

Command	Description
`text`	Makes the text italic
`_text_`	Makes the text italic
`text`	Makes the text bold
`__text__`	Makes the text bold
`code text`	Used for emphasising code

Lists

How to write lists in markdown

Lists can be nested.

Command	Description
`* List item`	Command description
`- List item`	Command description
`- [ ] Checkbox (not checked)`	Command description
`- [x] Checkbox item (checked)`	Command description
`<number>. Numbered list item`	Enumerated list

Images

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Command	Description
`![Image alt text](/path/to/img.jpg)`	Command description
`![Image alt text](/path/to/img.jpg "title")`	Command description
`![Image alt text][img]`	Command description
`[img]: http://foo.com/img.jpg`	Command description

Links

Subheading.

Description

Command	Description
`[link](http://google.com)`	Command description
`[link][google]` `[google]: http://google.com`	Command description
`<http://google.com>`	Command description

Horizontal Line

A minimum of three asterisks or dashes are required - use as many as you like. The asterisks and dashes may be seperated by spaces if you wish.

Command	Description
`----`	Makes a horizontal line
`****`	Makes a horizontal line

Blockquote

Command	Description
`>[>>>]`	Used for blockquots. Starts with one and is increased by one > for each nested level.

Online Resources & Books

Caveats of Markdown

A very detailed breakdown of various aspects

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