Basic Syntax

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

Heading

H1

H2

H3

Bold

bold text

Italic

italicized text

Blockquote

blockquote

Ordered List

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

Unordered List

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

Code

code

Horizontal Rule

---

Link

Markdown Guide

Image

Here is an image from a URL:

Here is an image from a local file:

Extended Syntax

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

Table

Syntax	Description	Test Text
Header	Title	Here’s this
Paragraph	Text	And more

Javascript Code Block

This is a fancy copy code button that is automatically added to all code blocks.

let foo = 'bar';

console.log(foo);

JSON Code Block Example

See below for code block example:

[{
  "id": 1,
  "first_name": "Gerald",
  "last_name": "Gowan",
  "email": "ggowan0@meetup.com",
  "gender": "Agender",
  "ip_address": "104.142.42.245"
}, {
  "id": 2,
  "first_name": "Ham",
  "last_name": "Millsap",
  "email": "hmillsap1@java.com",
  "gender": "Male",
  "ip_address": "105.18.173.186"
}, {
  "id": 3,
  "first_name": "Feodora",
  "last_name": "Dog",
  "email": "fdog2@amazon.co.jp",
  "gender": "Female",
  "ip_address": "229.96.139.237"
}, {
  "id": 4,
  "first_name": "Edy",
  "last_name": "Statter",
  "email": "estatter3@psu.edu",
  "gender": "Female",
  "ip_address": "73.140.155.3"
}, {
  "id": 5,
  "first_name": "Rona",
  "last_name": "Seer",
  "email": "rseer4@hexun.com",
  "gender": "Female",
  "ip_address": "145.67.158.116"
}]

Footnote

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. ¹

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)

Footnotes

1. This is the footnote. ↩