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Markdown Syntax Cheat Sheet

Visual cheat sheet of Markdown syntax for common formatting.

Basic Syntax

Element Tag
Heading 1 # Heading 1
Heading 2 ## Heading 2
Heading 3 ### Heading 3
Bold **Bold text**
Italic *Italic text*
Blockquote > Blockquote
Ordered List 1. Item 1
Unordered List - Item 1
Code `Code`
Horizontal Rule ---
Link [Link Text](URL)
Image ![Alt Text](URL)

Extended Syntax

Tables

| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| :--- | :--- |
| Content 1 | Content 2 |

Code Blocks

```javascript
console.log('Hello World');
```

Task Lists

- [x] Task completed
- [ ] Task pending

Footnotes

Here is a footnote[^1].
[^1]: This is the footnote content.

Definition Lists

Term 1
: Definition 1

Strikethrough

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