Comprehensive Markdown Syntax Guide

Basic Syntax

Headings

Heading 1

Heading 2

Heading 3

Heading 4

Heading 5

Heading 6

Emphasis

Italic or Italic Bold or Bold Bold Italic or Bold Italic Strikethrough Underline

Lists

Unordered Lists

• Item 1

• Item 2

• Item 3

Ordered Lists

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Task Lists

• Completed task
• Incomplete task

Links and Images

Link text

Blockquotes

This is a blockquote

This is a nested blockquote

Triple nested blockquote

Code

Inline code var example = "hello";

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// Code block
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function example() {
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    return "Hello, world!";
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}

Horizontal Rules

Tables

Advanced Nesting Examples

Nested Lists

1. First level
   • Second level
     • Third level
       • Fourth level
   • Back to second level
2. Back to first level

Nested Blockquotes and Formatting

First level blockquote

Second level blockquote

Bold text with italics inside

1. List within blockquote
2. Second item

Code within blockquote

Back to first level

Formatting in Tables

HTML Mixing

Footnotes

Here is a footnote¹, and another one².

LaTeX Math Formulas

Inline formula: $E=mc^2$

Block formula:

$$\frac{‘{’}d{‘}’}{‘{’}dx{‘}’}(e^x) = e^x$$

Mermaid

graph TD;
    A-->B;
    A-->C;
    B-->D;
    C-->D;

Special Character Escaping

* Escaped asterisk \ Escaped backslash ` Escaped backtick _ Escaped underscore { } Escaped curly braces [ ] Escaped square brackets ( ) Escaped parentheses # Escaped hash + Escaped plus - Escaped minus . Escaped period ! Escaped exclamation mark