Markdown cheat sheet
A quick reference for GitHub Flavored Markdown, the flavor mdpage.app renders. Copy any snippet, then paste it into the viewer to see it live.
Headings
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
# Heading 1
| Largest heading |
## Heading 2
| Second-level heading |
### Heading 3
| Third-level heading |
Text formatting
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
**bold**
| bold |
*italic*
| italic |
~~strikethrough~~
| strikethrough |
`inline code`
| inline code |
Lists
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
- Item
- Item
| |
1. First
2. Second
| - First
- Second
|
- [x] Done
- [ ] Todo
| ☑ Done
☐ Todo |
Links and images
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
[label](https://example.com)
| label |
| An embedded image |
Code blocks
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
```js
const x = 1;
```
| A syntax-highlighted code block |
Blockquotes
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
> Quoted text
| Quoted text |
Tables
Pipes separate columns; the second row sets alignment.
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
| A | B |
| - | - |
| 1 | 2 |
| A two-column table with a header row and one row of data. |
Horizontal rule
| Markdown | Renders as |
|---|
---
| A horizontal divider line |