Markdown Quick Reference
Headers (atx style)
# h1
## h2
### h3
#### h4
##### h5
###### h6Headers (setext style)
Header 1
========Header 2
--------Blockquotes
> This is
> a blockquote
>
> > Nested
> > BlockquoteUnordered List {.row-span-2}
* Item 1
* Item 2
* item 3a
* item 3bor
- Item 1
- Item 2or
+ Item 1
+ Item 2or
- [ ] Checkbox off
- [x] Checkbox onOrdered List
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
a. item 3a
b. item 3bLinks
[link](http://google.com)[link][google]
[google]: http://google.com<http://google.com>Emphasis
*italic*
_italic_**bold**
__bold__`inline code`
~~struck out~~Horizontal line
Hyphens
---Asterisks
***Underscores
___Code
```javascript
console.log("This is a block code")
```~~~css
.button { border: none; }
~~~ 4 space indent makes a code blockinline code
`Inline code` has back-ticks around itTables {.col-span-2}
| Left column | Center column | Right column |
|:------------|:-------------:|-------------:|
| Cell 1 | Centered | $1600 |
| Cell 2 | Cell 3 | $12 |Simple style
Left column | Center column | Right column
:----------:|:-------------:|:-----------:
Cell 1 | Centered | $1600
Cell 2 | Cell 3 | $12A markdown table generator: tableconvert.com (opens in a new tab)
Images {.col-span-2}

Image with link
[](https://github.com/)
[](link_url)Reference style
![alt text][logo]
[logo]: /images/logo.png "Logo Title"Backslash escapes
| Characters | Escape | Description |
|---|---|---|
| \ | \\ | backslash |
| ` | \` | backtick |
| * | \* | asterisk |
| _ | \_ | underscore |
| {} | \{} | curly braces |
| [] | \[] | square brackets |
| () | \() | parentheses |
| # | \# | hash mark |
| + | \+ | plus sign |
| - | \- | minus sign (hyphen) |
| . | \. | dot |
| ! | \! | exclamation mark |
| {.show-header} |