Markdown Cheatsheet

Complete syntax reference with rendered preview. Click any section to copy the markdown source.

Headings

Use # symbols (1–6) for headings.

Markdown

# H1 Heading
## H2 Heading
### H3 Heading
#### H4 Heading
##### H5 Heading
###### H6 Heading

Preview

H1 Heading

Emphasis

Bold, italic, combined, and strikethrough.

Markdown

*italic text*
**bold text**
***bold and italic***
~~strikethrough~~

Preview

italic text bold text bold and italic ~~strikethrough~~

Lists

Unordered, ordered, nested, and task lists.

Markdown

- Unordered item
- Another item
  - Nested item

1. First ordered item
2. Second item
3. Third item

- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Pending task

Preview

Unordered item
Another item

Nested item

First ordered item
Second item
Third item

Completed task
Pending task

Links and Images

Inline links and image embeds.

Markdown

[Link text](https://lorm.pro)
[Link with title](https://lorm.pro "lorm.pro")
![Alt text](https://via.placeholder.com/80x30)

Preview

Link text Link with title

Code

Inline code and fenced code blocks.

Markdown

Inline: `const x = 42`

```javascript
function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`
}
```

```bash
curl https://api.lorm.pro/lorem
```

Preview

Inline: const x = 42

function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`
}

curl https://api.lorm.pro/lorem

Blockquotes

Prefix lines with > to create blockquotes.

Markdown

> This is a blockquote.
> It can span multiple lines.
>
> And multiple paragraphs.

Preview

This is a blockquote. It can span multiple lines. And multiple paragraphs.

Tables

Use pipes and hyphens to create tables.

Markdown

| Column A | Column B | Column C |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Cell 1   | Cell 2   | Cell 3   |
| Cell 4   | Cell 5   | Cell 6   |

Preview

Column A	Column B	Column C
Cell 1	Cell 2	Cell 3
Cell 4	Cell 5	Cell 6

Horizontal Rule

Three or more hyphens on a line.

Markdown

Above the rule

---

Below the rule

Preview

Above the rule

Below the rule

Footnotes

Reference footnotes with [^label] syntax.

Markdown

Here is a sentence with a footnote.[^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote text.

Preview

Here is a sentence with a footnote.^[1]

^[1]: This is the footnote text.

HTML in Markdown

Most Markdown parsers allow raw HTML inline.

Markdown

<details>
  <summary>Click to expand</summary>
  Hidden content goes here.
</details>

<mark>Highlighted text</mark>

<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd>

Preview

<details> <summary>Click to expand</summary> Hidden content goes here. </details>

<mark>Highlighted text</mark>

Live Editor

Preview

My Document

Write your markdown here and see the live preview below.

Features

const hello = () => 'world'

Blockquotes are great for callouts.

Name	Value
Alpha	1
Beta	2

Item one
Item two