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Markdown Guide for Beginners — Syntax & Cheat Sheet
Markdown lets you write formatted text using plain characters. It's used everywhere — GitHub, Notion, Reddit, Slack. Here's the complete beginner's reference.
Markdown Cheat Sheet
| Markdown | Result |
|---|---|
# Heading 1 | Largest heading (H1) |
## Heading 2 | Second-level heading (H2) |
**bold text** | bold text |
*italic text* | italic text |
~~strikethrough~~ | |
[Link](https://url.com) | Clickable hyperlink |
 | Image |
`inline code` | inline code |
- item or * item | Bullet list item |
1. item | Numbered list item |
> quote | Blockquote |
--- | Horizontal rule |
Code Blocks in Markdown
For multi-line code, use triple backticks with optional language name for syntax highlighting:
```javascript
function greet(name) {
return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
```
Frequently Asked Questions
A lightweight markup language for formatting plain text into HTML. Used by GitHub, Reddit, Notion, Slack, and most writing tools.
Bold: **text** or __text__. Italic: *text* or _text_. Bold italic: ***text***.
[Link text](https://url.com) for links.  for images.
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