Markdown

Here is a page for some markdown formatting commands and tricks I often use

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Inline Markups

Name	Description	Comand/Syntax
Italics	Turns text into italics	_Text_ or *Text*
Bold	Turns text into bold	__Bold__ or **Bold**
Code	Turns a snippet of text into code format	code()
Strikethrough	Cross out ~~text ~~	~~Text~~
All bold and italic	Turns text into bold and italic	***Text***

Note: can also nest these syntax styles

Headers

Name	Description	Comand/Syntax
H1	Header Format 1	# <Header Text> or ==== under Header Text
H2	Header Format 2	## <Header Text> or --- under Header Text
H3	Header Format 3	### <Header Text>
H4	Header Format 4	#### <Header Text>
H5	Header Format 5	##### <Header Text>
H6	Header Format 6	###### <Header Text>

Formatting

Name	Description	Comand/Syntax
Blockquotes	Quote text	>Text
Nested Blockquotes	Quote text within a quoted text	> >Text
Bullet lists	Create bullet lists (3 types)	Type 1: *Text Type 2: -Text Type 3: +Text
Numbered Lists	Create a numbered list with a number, a period, and space	1. Text note: subsequent paragraphs of a list item must have matching indent, avoid accidental numbered lists with \.
Alternative Code Representation	Represent text as code	Double indent - will end when indent pattern does not match
Horizontal Rules	Add a divider to break up sections of text	Way 1: * * * Way 2: *** Way 3: - - - Way 4:----
Task Lists	Add a checkbox style todo list	- [x] checked or - [] unchecked

Tables

Markdown also lets you create tables to format your documents to create a table you can do the following, add | pipes and - to show table divisions and use : to align text

| Header Cell| Header cell 1| ... | Header Cell n |
|---|:---|---|---:|
| Cell | Cell | Cell | Cell |

Header Cell	Header cell 1	...	Header Cell n
Cell	Cell	Cell	Cell

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Definitions

Define items by using []:
Example: [id]: value

Links

Name	Description	Comand/Syntax
Links	Add embedded link to your page	This is [an example](http://example.com/ "Title") inline link. [This link](http://example.net/) has no title attribute.
Local Source Links	Reference a resource on same server	[Text](/resource/)
Reference Style Links	Different way to create links with references	This is [an example][id] reference-style link. Then, anywhere in the document, you define your link label like this, on a line by itself: [id]: http://example.com/ "Optional Title Here"
Automatic Links	Show actual text of URL while also making it a link	<http://example.com/>

Link examples summary

• Square brackets containing the link identifier (optionally indented from the left margin using up to three spaces);
• followed by a colon;
• followed by one or more spaces (or tabs);
• followed by the URL for the link;
• optionally followed by a title attribute for the link, enclosed in double or single quotes, or enclosed in parentheses

Examples:

I get 10 times more traffic from [Google][] than from
[Yahoo][] or [MSN][].
[google]: http://google.com/        "Google"
[yahoo]:  http://search.yahoo.com/  "Yahoo Search"
[msn]:    http://search.msn.com/    "MSN Search"

or

I get 10 times more traffic from [Google](http://google.com/ "Google")
than from [Yahoo](http://search.yahoo.com/ "Yahoo Search") or
[MSN](http://search.msn.com/ "MSN Search").

Images

Name	Description	Comand/Syntax
Inline Image Syntax	Add an image inline method	 
Reference Image Syntax	Similar concept to referenced style links	![Alt text][id] Then, anywhere in the document, you define your link label like this, on a line by itself: [id]: url/to/image "Optional title attribute"

Example	Code	Result
Github Logo image inline	
Github Logo image reference	![Github Logo][gl] [gl]: https://github.githubassets.com/images/modules/logos_page/GitHub-Mark.png

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Misc & Summary

Backslash escapes

Markdown lets you add backslash escapes to certain characters to prevent them from being mistaken for syntax

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

References & Sources used

Markdown Cheatsheet
Dairing Fireball- detailed explanations
Github Docs