Markdown Language Tutorials

Markdown is a lightweight markup language used to format plain text into structured documents, often used for writing documentation, README files, and web content.

Basic Markdown Syntax

Headings

Use # followed by a space for different heading levels:

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# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6

Bold & Italic

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**Bold Text** or __Bold Text__
*Italic Text* or _Italic Text_
***Bold and Italic*** or ___Bold and Italic___

Lists

Unordered List

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- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Sub-item 1
  - Sub-item 2

Ordered List

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1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Nested item
   2. Nested item
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Images

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

Code Blocks

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This is `inline code`.

Example: This is inline code.

Block Code

Use triple backticks (```) for multi-line code blocks:

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```python
def hello():
    print("Hello, World!")

Tables

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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Row 1    | Data 1   | Data 2   |
| Row 2    | Data 3   | Data 4   |

Task Lists

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- [x] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2
- [ ] Task 3

Example:

  • Task 1
  • Task 2
  • Task 3

Horizontal Line

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---

Footnotes

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This is a footnote reference[^1].

Example:
This is a footnote reference[^1].

Escaping Characters

Use \ before Markdown symbols to escape them:

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\*This is not italic\*

Markdown is widely used in GitHub, documentation, and blogging platforms.