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 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

Table

Fenced Code Block

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}

{
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "age": 25
}

Footnote

Here’s a sentence with a footnote. ¹

Definition List

term

definition

Strikethrough

The world is flat.

Task List

• Write the press release
• Update the website
• Contact the media