Markdown Cheat Sheet

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Headings

Markdown	Result
`- Item 1 - Item 2 - Item 3`	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3
`1. First 2. Second 3. Third`	First Second Third
`- Parent - Child - Child - Parent`	Parent Child Child Parent
`- [x] Completed task - [ ] Incomplete task`	☑ Completed task ☐ Incomplete task

Markdown	Result
`[Link text](https://example.com)`	Link text
`[Link with title](https://example.com "Title")`	Link with title
`<https://example.com>`	https://example.com
`<email@example.com>`	email@example.com

Markdown	Result
`inline code`	`inline code`
``` code block multiple lines ```	`code block multiple lines`
```javascript const x = 42; console.log(x); ```	`const x = 42; console.log(x);`

Markdown Result

| Header | Header |
|--------|--------|
| Cell   | Cell   |
| Cell   | Cell   |

Header	Header
Cell	Cell
Cell	Cell

| Left | Center | Right |
|:-----|:------:|------:|
| L    |   C    |     R |

Left	Center	Right
L	C	R

Markdown	Description
`Term : Definition`	Definition list (some parsers)
`H~2~O`	Subscript: H₂O (extended)
`X^2^`	Superscript: X² (extended)
`==highlight==`	highlight (extended)
`[^1] ... [^1]: Note`	Footnote reference (extended)
`\escaped\`	escaped (backslash escapes)

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