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Syntax Overview

A quick bird's-eye view of all Markdown syntax.

Markdown Syntax at a Glance

Here's a quick reference of all the syntax you'll learn in this course:

ElementSyntax
Heading# H1 ## H2 ### H3
Bold**bold text**
Italic*italic text*
Blockquote> quote
Ordered List1. Item
Unordered List- Item
Code\code``
Horizontal Rule---
Link[title](url)
Image![alt](url)

Two Types of Syntax

Inline Elements

These are applied within a line of text:

This has **bold**, *italic*, and `code` inline.

Block Elements

These take up their own block/section:

# Heading (block)

> Blockquote (block)

- List item (block)

💡 Don't worry about memorizing everything now. We'll cover each one in detail!

Practice

Markdown Input
Live Preview

My Syntax Practice

Try bold and italic here.

A blockquote goes here

  1. First item
  2. Second item

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