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Markdown Cheat Sheet - Syntax Guide

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Headings

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Use hash symbols (#) to create headings. The number of hashes indicates the heading level.

Tip: You can also use === or --- under text to create level 1 or 2 headings respectively.

Text Formatting

**Bold Text**
*Italic Text*
~~Strikethrough~~
`Inline Code`

Bold Text

Italic Text

~~Strikethrough~~

Inline Code

Format text using asterisks, underscores, tildes, or backticks.

Lists

- Unordered item
- Another item
  - Nested item

1. Ordered item
2. Second item
   1. Nested item

- [ ] Task item
- [x] Completed task

Unordered item
Another item
- Nested item

Ordered item
Second item
1. Nested item

Task item

Completed task

Create ordered, unordered, and task lists with optional nesting.

Tip: Indent with two spaces to create nested lists.

Links

[Basic Link](https://example.com)
[Link with Title](https://example.com 'Website Title')

Reference-style link: 
[Reference Link][1]
[1]: https://example.com

<https://example.com>
Email: <example@example.com>

Email: example@example.com

Create links using square brackets for text and parentheses for URLs.

Tip: Use reference-style links to keep long URLs out of your text for better readability.

Images

![Alt text](image.jpg)
![Alt text](image.jpg 'Image title')

Reference-style image:
![Alt text][img1]
[img1]: image.jpg 'Title'

Basic image

Image with title

Add images using an exclamation mark followed by alt text in brackets and the URL in parentheses.

Tip: Always include descriptive alt text for accessibility.

Blockquotes

> Single line quote

> Multi-line quote
> Continued here
>
> Nested quote:
>> Nested line

Single line quote

Multi-line quote
Continued here
Nested line

Create blockquotes using the greater-than symbol (>). Add multiple > symbols for nesting.

Tip: You can use other Markdown syntax inside blockquotes.

Code

Inline: `const example = 'code'`

Fenced block:
```javascript
function hello() {
  console.log('Hello world!');
}
```

Indented block:
    // indented by 4 spaces
    const x = 42;

Inline: const example = 'code'

function

console.log('Hello world!');

}

const x = 42;

Use backticks for inline code and triple backticks or indentation for code blocks.

Tip: Specify the language after the opening triple backticks for syntax highlighting.

Tables

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|-----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2    | Cell 3   |
| Left     | Center    | Right    |

Alignment:
| Left | Center | Right |
|:-----|:------:|------:|
|Text  | Text   | Text  |

Header 1	Header 2	Header 3
Cell 1	Cell 2	Cell 3
Left	Center	Right

Left	Center	Right
Text	Text	Text

Create tables using pipes and hyphens. Align text using colons in the separator line.

Tip: You don't need to align the pipes perfectly in your markdown; it will still render correctly.

Other Elements

Horizontal rule:
---

Footnote:
Here's a note[^1]
[^1]: Footnote content.

Definition list:
Term
: Definition

Escaping:
\*literal asterisks\*

Here's a note¹

[1] Footnote content.

Term

Definition

*literal asterisks*

Additional Markdown elements including horizontal rules, footnotes, definition lists, and escaped characters.

Tip: Use backslash to escape Markdown characters when you want to show them literally.

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