Headings
You can create headings by starting a line with one or more #
characters, followed by a space and the heading text. The number of #
characters you use will determine the heading level. For example:
# Heading level 1
## Heading level 2
### Heading level 3
#### Heading level 4
##### Heading level 5
###### Heading level 6
Emphasis
You can add emphasis to text by using the *
character for italicized text or the **
characters for bold text. For example:
*Italicized text*
**Bold text**
Lists
You can create unordered lists by starting each list item with a *
character, followed by a space and the list item text. For example:
* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3
You can create ordered lists by starting each list item with a number, followed by a .
and a space, followed by the list item text. For example:
1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3
Links
You can create a link by enclosing the link text in square brackets, followed by the link destination in parentheses. For example:
[Link text](http://example.com)
Images
You can insert an image by using an exclamation mark, followed by the alt text in square brackets, followed by the image destination in parentheses. For example:

Code blocks
You can create a code block by enclosing your code in three backticks (“`). For example:
Code goes here
You can also specify the programming language to use syntax highlighting by adding the language name after the first set of backticks. For example:
```python
Code goes here
## Tables
You can create tables by using the `|` character to separate columns and the `-` character to create a header row. For example:
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
---|---|---|
Cell 1 | Cell 2 | Cell 3 |
Cell 4 | Cell 5 | Cell 6 |
Blockquotes
You can create a blockquote by starting each line with a >
character, followed by a space and the quote text. For example:
> This is a blockquote
>
> It can span multiple lines
Horizontal lines
You can create a horizontal line by using three or more -
, *
, or _
characters on a line by themselves. For example:
---
***
___
Task lists
You can create a task list by starting each list item with a -
character and a space, followed by [ ]
or [x]
to indicate whether the task is complete. For example:
- [x] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2
- [ ] Task 3
Emoji
You can insert emoji into your text by using the colon character followed by the emoji code. For example:
:smile: :heart: :thumbsup:
There are a few additional elements that can be used in markdown, although they are not as commonly used as the ones I covered in my previous response. Here are a few examples:
Definition lists
You can create a definition list by using the :
character to define the term and the definition. For example:
Term 1
: Definition 1
Term 2
: Definition 2
Footnotes
You can create footnotes by using the [^footnote]
syntax to create the footnote reference, and the [^footnote]:
syntax to define the footnote text. For example:
This is some text with a footnote[^footnote].
[^footnote]: This is the footnote text.
Abbreviations
You can create an abbreviation by using the *[abbreviation]:
syntax to define the abbreviation and its expansion, and then using the *[abbreviation]
syntax to reference the abbreviation in your text. For example:
*[HTML]: HyperText Markup Language
*[CSS]: Cascading Style Sheets
I am familiar with HTML and CSS.
I hope this reference guide helps!