# Markdown [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/ https://markdownguide.org ![[markdown_cheat_sheet_opensource.com_.pdf]] [^1] [^1]: https://opensource.com/downloads/cheat-sheet-markdown ## Components ##### Headers ```md # Heading level 1 ## Heading level 2 ### Heading level 3 #### Heading level 4 ##### Heading level 5 ###### Heading level 6 ``` Alternatively: does not matter how many ` =` or `-` ```md Heading level 1 =============== ``` ```md Heading level 2 --------------- ``` ##### Bold ```md **bold text** ``` or ```md __bold text__ ``` recommend to use asterisks in the middle of words ##### Italic ```md *this is italicized* ``` or ```md _this is italicized_ ``` recommend to use asterisks in the middle of words ##### Bold and Italic Any of the following options: ```md ***really important*** ___really important___ __*really important*__ **_really important_** ``` ## Also See [Markdown vs Markup](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24041/markdown-vs-markup-are-they-related)