Markdown Cheat Sheet: Quick Reference Guide

Keep this cheat sheet handy! Here's every Markdown syntax you'll need, with examples.

Headings

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

Text Formatting

**bold text**
*italic text*
***bold and italic***
~~strikethrough~~

Lists

Unordered

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Nested item
  - Another nested
- Item 3

Ordered

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

Task List

- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Incomplete task

Links

[link text](https://example.com)
[link with title](https://example.com "Title here")

Images

![alt text](image-url.jpg)
![alt text](image-url.jpg "Optional title")

Code

Inline Code

`inline code`

Code Block

```javascript
function hello() {
    console.log("Hello!");
}
```

Blockquotes

> This is a blockquote
> It can span multiple lines

Tables

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|:--------:|----------|
| Left     | Center   | Right    |
| Data     | Data     | Data     |

Horizontal Rule

---
***
___

Escaping Characters

\*not italic\*
\[not a link\]

Extended Syntax (GFM)

Footnotes

Here's a sentence with a footnote.[^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote content.

Definition Lists

Term
: Definition

Another term
: Another definition

Keyboard Shortcuts in ConvertMD2PDF

ShortcutAction
Ctrl/Cmd + BBold
Ctrl/Cmd + IItalic
Ctrl/Cmd + KLink
Ctrl/Cmd + PDownload PDF
Ctrl/Cmd + /Keyboard shortcuts

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