Markdown Basic Syntax

A quick reference to the Markdown basic syntax.

Refer to the Basic Syntax reference guide from The Markdown Guide for more information.

Heading

# H1

## H2

### H3

Bold

**bold text**

bold text

Italic

_italicized text_

italicized text

Blockquote

> blockquote

blockquote

Ordered List

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

Unordered List

- First item
- Second item
- Third item
  • First item
  • Second item
  • Third item

Code

`code`

code

Horizontal Rule

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[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)

Markdown Guide

Image

![A yellow and black bird sitting on top of a body of water](vincent-van-zalinge-e5VzJJDODbQ-unsplash.jpg)

A yellow and black bird sitting on top of a body of water