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Basic Syntax

Headings

Section titled “Headings”

Markdown supports 6 levels of headings:

# Heading H1
## Heading H2
### Heading H3
#### Heading H4
##### Heading H5
###### Heading H6

Text Formatting

Section titled “Text Formatting”
**Bold**
*Italic*
~~Strikethrough~~
__Underline__ (sometimes supported)
`Inline code`

Expected rendering

Section titled “Expected rendering”

Bold
Italic
Strikethrough
Underline
Inline code

Separators

Section titled “Separators”
---
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Rendering:

Lists

Section titled “Lists”

Unordered list

Section titled “Unordered list”
- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Sub-item

Rendering:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Sub-item

Ordered list

Section titled “Ordered list”
1. First
2. Second
3. Third

Rendering:

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third