GitHub Markdown Cheatsheet

Heading 1

  1. Markup :  # Heading 1 #
  3. -OR-
  5. Markup :  ============= (below H1 text)

Heading 2

  1. Markup :  ## Heading 2 ##
  3. -OR-
  5. Markup: --------------- (below H2 text)

Heading 3

  1. Markup :  ### Heading 3 ###

Heading 4

  1. Markup :  #### Heading 4 ####

Common text

  1. Markup :  Common text

Emphasized text

  1. Markup :  _Emphasized text_ or *Emphasized text*

Strikethrough text

  1. Markup :  ~~Strikethrough text~~

Strong text

  1. Markup :  __Strong text__ or **Strong text**

Strong emphasized text

  1. Markup :  ___Strong emphasized text___ or ***Strong emphasized text***

Named Link and http://www.google.fr/ or http://example.com/

  1. Markup :  [Named Link](http://www.google.fr/ "Named link title") and http://www.google.fr/ or <http://example.com/>

heading-1

  1. Markup: [heading-1](#heading-1 "Goto heading-1")

Table, like this one :

First Header Second Header
Content Cell Content Cell
Content Cell Content Cell 
  1. First Header  | Second Header
  2. ------------- | -------------
  3. Content Cell  | Content Cell
  4. Content Cell  | Content Cell

Adding a pipe | in a cell :

First Header Second Header
Content Cell Content Cell
Content Cell \ 
  1. First Header  | Second Header
  2. ------------- | -------------
  3. Content Cell  | Content Cell
  4. Content Cell  |  \|

Left, right and center aligned table

Left aligned Header | Right aligned Header | Center aligned Header | :—- | —-: | :—-: Content Cell | Content Cell | Content Cell Content Cell | Content Cell | Content Cell

  1. Left aligned Header | Right aligned Header | Center aligned Header
  2. | :--- | ---: | :---:
  3. Content Cell  | Content Cell | Content Cell
  4. Content Cell  | Content Cell | Content Cell

code()

  1. Markup :  `code()`
  1.     var specificLanguage_code = 
  2.     {
  3.         "data": {
  4.             "lookedUpPlatform": 1,
  5.             "query": "Kasabian+Test+Transmission",
  6.             "lookedUpItem": {
  7.                 "name": "Test Transmission",
  8.                 "artist": "Kasabian",
  9.                 "album": "Kasabian",
  10.                 "picture": null,
  11.                 "link": "http://open.spotify.com/track/5jhJur5n4fasblLSCOcrTp"
  12.             }
  13.         }
  14.     }
  1. Markup : ```javascript
  2.          ```

Unordered List

  • Bullet list
    • Nested bullet
      • Sub-nested bullet etc
  • Bullet list item 2
  1.  Markup : * Bullet list
  2.               * Nested bullet
  3.                   * Sub-nested bullet etc
  4.           * Bullet list item 2
  5. -OR-
  6.  Markup : - Bullet list
  7.               - Nested bullet
  8.                   - Sub-nested bullet etc
  9.           - Bullet list item 2

Ordered List

  1. A numbered list
    1. A nested numbered list
    2. Which is numbered
  2. Which is numbered
  1.  Markup : 1. A numbered list
  2.               1. A nested numbered list
  3.               2. Which is numbered
  4.           2. Which is numbered
  • An uncompleted task
  • A completed task
  1.  Markup : - [ ] An uncompleted task
  2.           - [x] A completed task
  • An uncompleted task
    • A subtask
  1.  Markup : - [ ] An uncompleted task
  2.               - [ ] A subtask

Blockquote

Nested blockquote Markup : > Blockquote Nested Blockquote

Horizontal line :

  1. Markup :  - - - -

Image with alt :

picture alt

  1. Markup : ![picture alt](http://via.placeholder.com/200x150 "Title is optional")

Foldable text:

Title 1

Content 1 Content 1 Content 1 Content 1 Content 1

Title 2

Content 2 Content 2 Content 2 Content 2 Content 2

  1. Markup : <details>
  2.            <summary>Title 1</summary>
  3.            <p>Content 1 Content 1 Content 1 Content 1 Content 1</p>
  4.          </details>
  1. <h3>HTML</h3>
  2. <p> Some HTML code here </p>

Link to a specific part of the page:

Go To TOP

  1. Markup : [text goes here](#section_name)
  2.           section_title<a name="section_name"></a>

Hotkey:

⌘F

⇧⌘F

  1. Markup : <kbd>⌘F</kbd>

Hotkey list:

Key Symbol
Option ⌥
Control ⌃
Command ⌘
Shift ⇧
Caps Lock ⇪
Tab ⇥
Esc ⎋
Power ⌽
Return ↩
Delete ⌫
Up ↑
Down ↓
Left ←
Right →

Emoji:

:exclamation: Use emoji icons to enhance text. :+1: Look up emoji codes at emoji-cheat-sheet.com

  1. Markup : Code appears between colons :EMOJICODE: