Markdown: A Complete Guide to Syntax and Formatting

Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text. It's used on GitHub, in documentation, blogs, and messengers. You can learn Markdown in 10 minutes.

Headings

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4

Text Formatting

**bold text**
*italic*
~~strikethrough~~
`inline code`

Lists

Unordered

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Subitem 2.1
  - Subitem 2.2

Ordered

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

Links and Images

[Link text](https://example.com)
![Alt text](image.jpg)

Tables

| Header 1   | Header 2   | Header 3   |
|------------|:---------:|-----------:|
| Left       | Centered  | Right      |
| Data       | Data      | Data       |

Blockquotes

> This is a quote.
> It can be multiline.
>> This is a nested quote.

Online Editor

Try Markdown Preview Xuvero — enter Markdown text on the left and see the result on the right in real-time.

Where Markdown is Used

• GitHub — README.md, Issues, Pull Requests
• Notion — notes and documentation
• Slack/Discord — message formatting
• Jekyll/Hugo — static sites and blogs
• Jupyter Notebook — documentation in data analysis