Markdown Cheatsheet

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that easily converts to HTML. It is widely used by developers and writers to create documents.

Basic Structure

Headers

Headers are created using the # symbol followed by a space. The number of # determines the header level (from 1 to 6).

# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3

Paragraphs and Line Breaks

To create a paragraph, simply leave a blank line between blocks of text. To create a line break without starting a new paragraph, you can add two spaces at the end of the line.

This is a paragraph.

This is another paragraph.  
With a line break.

Text Formatting

Bold and Italic

To apply bold, use ** or __, while for italic, use * or _.

#### Bold Text
__Bold Text__

*Italic Text*
_Italic Text_

#### Text in _bold and italic_

Strikethrough

You can use ~~ to strikethrough text.

~~Strikethrough Text~~

Lists

Unordered Lists

Unordered lists can be created using *, +, or -.

* Item 1
* Item 2
  * Subitem 2.1
  * Subitem 2.2

- Item 1
- Item 2

Ordered Lists

For ordered lists, numbers followed by a period are used.

1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Subitem
   2. Subitem

Links and Images

Links

Links are created using square brackets [] for the text and parentheses () for the URL.

[LuisLlamas](https://www.luisllamas.es)

Images

Images are inserted similarly to links, but with an exclamation mark ! at the beginning.

![Alt text](https://www.example.com/image.png)

Code Blocks

Inline Code

To include inline code, use backticks `.

The command `npm install` installs dependencies.

Code Blocks

For code blocks, use three backticks before and after the block.

```
function greet() {
    console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```

Quotes and Notes

Quotes

To create quotes, use the > symbol at the beginning of the line.

> This is a quote.

Notes

Notes can be added similarly to quotes, but it’s more common to use a block format.

> [Note]: This is an important comment or note.

Tables

Creating Tables

Tables are created using | for columns and - for the separation between the header and the body.

| Header 1 | Header 2 |
|-----------|-----------|
| Row 1, Col 1 | Row 1, Col 2 |
| Row 2, Col 1 | Row 2, Col 2 |

Advanced Elements

HTML in Markdown

Markdown allows the inclusion of HTML if more control over formatting is needed.

<p>This is a paragraph in HTML.</p>

Task Lists

To create task lists, square brackets [] are used.

- [x] Task completed
- [ ] Task pending

Footnotes

To create footnotes, the following syntax can be used (depending on the Markdown renderer’s support).

Here is some text[^1].

[^1]: This is the footnote.