Markdown syntax quick reference guide

March 12, 2016

Very brief reference of main markdown syntax features.

Markdown syntax Output
*italic* / _italic_ ITALIC
**bold** / __bold__ BOLD
~~striped~~ STRIPED
LaTeX: $$ ... $$
[link](http://asrbrr.github.io/) link
! [alt_text](http://etc) "popup" alternative text if image fails
horizontal lines (three hiphens) --- or *** or ___
#Header1 ##Header2 etc  
*List  
1. numbered list  

Monospace blocks: surrounded by ```

    this is a code block.

Quotation blocks: starts with >

quotation block

Tables:

| TABLE | OK?|
|:------|:---|
| row1  | ok |

References

  • https://help.github.com/articles/markdown-basics/
  • https://stackedit.io for a nice browser based markdown editor.