Markdown

Commands

Syntax

Description

Bold

__Sample content__

Use __(double underscore) or ** (double asterisk) at the start and end of the content to format it in bold.

Italic

_Sample content_

Use _ or * at the start and end of the content to format it in italic.

Bold and Italic

*__Sample content__*

Use *__ (asterisk and double underscore) at the start and __* at the end of the content to format it in bold and italic.

Heading 1

# Sample content 

Use # at the start of the content to format it as Heading 1.

Heading 2

## Sample content

Use ## at the start of the content to format it as Heading 2.

Heading 3

### Sample content

Use ### at the start of the content to format it as Heading 3.

Heading 4

#### Sample content 

Use #### at the start of the content to format it as Heading 4.

Heading 5

##### Sample content 

Use ##### at the start of the content to format it as Heading 5.

Heading 6

###### Sample content

Use ###### at the start of the content to format it as Heading 6.

Block Quote

Sample content

Use > at the start of the content to add block quote formatting.

Ordered List

1. Sample content for Ordered List

Use 1. or 1) at the start of the content to add an ordered list.

Unordered List

* Sample content for Unordered List

Use * or - at the start of the content to add an unordered list.

Code Snippet

`Sample content for single line/word a code`

Use ` at the start and end of the content for single line code snippets.

Multi Line Code

```Multi Line

Code```

Use ``` at the start and end of the content for multi line code snippets.

Horizontal Rules

***

Use *** or --- or ___ to add horizontal rules.

Link

[Text to display](URL)

Enter the display text for the URL within [] followed by the URL within ().

Image

 

Use ! at the beginning, then enter the alt text within [] followed by the image source within (). 

HTML Elements

<p>Hello World!<p>

<pre>Hello World!</pre>

Use HTML tags to format text directly in the editor. You must separate block level HTML tags, such as <div>, <pre>, <p>, etc. from surrounding text by blank lines, and avoid indenting the start and end tags with tabs or spaces.

Strikethrough

~~Sample Content~~

Use ~~ at the beginning and end of the content to strikethrough.

Table

| Title 1 | Title 2 |

| ------ | ------- |

| Point 1 | Point 1 |

| Point 2 | Point 2 |

Use vertical bars | at the beginning and end for each row.

Comments

<!-- Sample content for comment -->

Use <!-- at the start and --> at the end of the content to add a comment.