MARKDOWN Markdown is a way to style text on

the web. You control the display of

HEADERS LISTS
Unordered
IMAGES B LO CKQ U OT E S BACK SL ASH ESCAPES
Markdown allows you to use backslash escapes to

S Y N TA X the document; formatting words as

bold or italic, adding images, and
# This is an <h1> tag
## This is an <h2> tag
###### This is an <h6> tag
* Item 1

Format: 

As Kanye West said:

> We're living the future so

generate literal characters which would otherwise
have special meaning in Markdown’s formatting
syntax.
* Item 2
creating lists are just a few of the * Item 2a > the present is our past.

things we can do with Markdown. * Item 2b

\*literal asterisks\*
Mostly, Markdown is just regular text
with a few non-alphabetic characters EMPHASIS Ordered LINKS As Kanye West said:
*literal asterisks*
thrown in, like # or *. *This text will be italic* http://github.com - automatic! We're living the future so
1. Item 1
_This will also be italic_ the present is our past.
2. Item 2
[GitHub](http://github.com)
Markdown provides backslash escapes for the
3. Item 3
**This text will be bold**
following characters:
* Item 3a
__This will also be bold__ * Item 3b \ backslash () parentheses
` backtick # hash mark
*You **can** combine them* * asterisk + plus sign
_ underscore - minus sign (hyphen)
{} curly braces . dot
[] square brackets ! exclamation mark
GITHUB GitHub.com uses its own version of
the Markdown syntax that provides
USERNAME @MENTIONS
Typing an @ symbol, followed by a username, will
TA S K L I S T S FENCED CODE BLOCKS
Markdown coverts text with four leading spaces
TA B L E S
You can create tables by assembling a list of
EMOJI
To see a list of every image we support, check out

F L AV O R E D an additional set of useful features,

many of which make it easier to work
notify that person to come and view the comment.
This is called an “@mention”, because you’re
mentioning the individual. You can also @mention
- [x] @mentions, #refs, [links](),
**formatting**, and <del>tags</del>
supported
into a code block; with GFM you can wrap your code
with ``` to create a code block without the
leading spaces. Add an optional language identifier
words and dividing them with hyphens -
(for the first row), and then separating each
column with a pipe | :
www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com

MARKDOWN with content on GitHub.com. teams within an organization. - [x] list syntax required (any
unordered or ordered list supported)
and your code with get syntax highlighting.

First Header | Second Header

GitHub supports emoji!
:+1: :sparkles: :camel: :tada:
:rocket: :metal: :octocat:
- [x] this is a complete item
------------ | -------------
- [ ] this is an incomplete item
ISSUE REFERENCES ```javascript Content cell 1 | Content cell 2
GitHub supports emoji!
function test() { Content column 1 | Content column 2
Any number that refers to an Issue or Pull Request console.log("look ma`, no spaces");
@mentions, #refs, links, formatting,
will be automatically converted into a link. }
and tags supported
``` First Header Second Header
list syntax required (any unordered
#1 or ordered list supported)
Content cell 1 Content cell 2
defunkt#1 this is a complete item
function test() {
defunkt/github-flavored-markdown#1 Content column 1 Content column 2
this is an incomplete item console.log("look ma`, no spaces");
}