Markdown Cheat Sheet

Formatting text with a handful of characters, no buttons or menus needed, widely used on GitHub, Discord and in many note taking apps.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

**text**Bold

*text*Italic

~~text~~Strikethrough

`text`Formatted as code, in its own font

The number of hash symbols sets the size, exactly like h1 to h6 in HTML.

# HeadingLargest heading

## HeadingSecond largest heading

### HeadingThird largest heading

- ItemBullet point, * or + also work

1. ItemNumbered list

- [ ] TaskUnchecked checklist item

- [x] TaskChecked checklist item

[text](https://...)A clickable link

![alt text](image.jpg)An embedded image

`code`Short code inline within a sentence

```Wraps a whole code block spanning multiple lines

> QuoteDisplays the text indented, like a quote

---Draws a horizontal divider line

Pipe characters separate the columns, the second line with dashes is required.

| Column 1 | Column 2 |The table's header row

|---|---|Separates the header from the content

| Value | Value |A row with content