Markdown Quick Tutorial

Markdown Quick Tutorial: The Essentials in 5 Minutes

Markdown is a lightweight markup language for formatting plain text. It’s perfect for notes, docs, and even websites (like GitHub READMEs). Here’s all you need to know:

1. Basic Formatting

Style Markdown Output
Bold **bold** bold
Italic *italic* italic
Strikethrough ~~strike~~ strike
Code `code` code
Link [text](URL) Google
Image ![alt](image.png) (Shows image)

2. Headings

# Heading 1 (Biggest)
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4

3. Lists

Bullet Points

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Sub-item (indent with 2 spaces)

Numbered Lists

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

4. Code Blocks

Inline Code

Use `print("Hello")` in Python.

Multi-line Code

Use triple backticks + language name:

```python
def hello():
    print("World")
```

(Shows with syntax highlighting!)

5. Tables

| Name    | Age | Job      |
|---------|-----|----------|
| Alice   | 25  | Engineer |
| Bob     | 30  | Designer |

Renders as:

Name Age Job
Alice 25 Engineer
Bob 30 Designer

6. Blockquotes

> This is a quote.  
> - Author

This is a quote.

  • Author

7. Horizontal Line

---

8. Escaping Characters

Use \ before special chars (e.g., \* shows * literally).

Where to Use Markdown?

  • GitHub/GitLab (README.md, docs)
  • Terminal notes (with micro, glow, or vim)
  • Pandoc (convert to PDF/Word)
  • Static websites (like Hugo, Jekyll)

Cheat Sheet

# Heading
**Bold** *Italic*  
- List  
1. Ordered  
`code`  
[Link](URL)  
![Image](img.png)  
| Table |  
> Quote 
---

Now go write something! ✍️
(Preview with glow filename.md in terminal!)

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