- Headings start the line with 1-6 # (the lowest amount giving the largest heading) and automatically create a directory
- bold text is surrounded by
** **or__ __ - italicized text is surrounded by
* *or_ _ - strikethroughs are created with
~~ ~~ - you can nest bold and italics with the same commands
- bold and italicize words with
*** *** - to quote text, preceed it with a
> - to quote code, use ` `
- to create a link,
[surround your text with these](and put the hyperlink here) - you can change that to an image by adding an
!to the start - you can create unordered lists using
-or* - ordered lists only need be preceeded by a number
- lists are nestable by adding spaces until the
-is just below the first character of the previous line - for a task list, use
[ ]for incomplete items and[x]for complete - you can use mentions with
@followed by a username - typing
#will bring up a list of pull requests - you can use emojis with
: : - footnotes are referenced using
[^1]and created using[^1]: - you can comment out content using
<!-- --> - markdown formatting is ignorable by prefacing each symbol with a
\