Basic Markdown syntax cheatsheet

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Markdown is a lightweight markup language for writing formatted elements with plain text

When writing blog posts or news articles, Markdown language provides a simple syntax for a novice blogger to add styles to their content. Most blogging websites such as medium, github pages use markdown for writing blog posts. In addition developer documentation such as README docs are also written in markdown docs as it is more developer friendly too.

Here is the quick reference for Markdown syntax. Drop your questions in the comments below.

Style	Syntax	Preview
Heading style	# Heading Level 1 ## Heading Level 2 ### Heading Level 3 #### Heading Level 4	Heading Level 1 Heading Level 2 Heading Level 3 Heading Level 4
Horizontal Line	---
Bold	Bold text	Bold text
Italic	Italic text	Italic text
Blockquote	> Text in a seperate block	> Text in a seperate block
Code Snippet	`Single line code`	Single line code
Code Block	``` Multi line code Line 1 Line 2... ```	Multi line code Line 1 Line 2...
Ordered List	1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item	First item Second item Third item
Unordered List	- First item - Second item - Third item	First item Second item Third item
Hyperlink	[title](https://www.pramod.me)	Link
Image	![alt text](images/markdown.jpeg)