Markdown cheatsheet

Style	Syntax	Example	Output
Header	`#`, `##`, `###`, `####`, `#####`, `######`	`## Subtitle`	Subtitle
Bold	` ` or `__ __`	`This is a bold claim`	This is a bold claim
Italic	`* *`	`This is italicised text`	This is italicised text
Bold and italic	`* *` or `___ ___`	`With added *emphasis*`	With added *emphasis*
Strikethrough	`~~ ~~`	`I am ~~un~~happy`	I am unhappy
Underline	`<ins> </ins>`	`I am <ins>underlined</ins>`	I am underlined
Blockquotes	`>`	`> Comes over one an absolute necessity to move.`	Comes over one an absolute necessity to move.
Break	`\` or `</br>`	`Hairy looking trees stand out\` `in long alleys\` `over a wild solitude.`	Hairy looking trees stand out in long alleys over a wild solitude.
Hyperlinks	`[]()`	`These statistics derive from [Nigeria's National Statistical Office](https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/)`	These statistics derive from Nigeria’s National Statistical Office
Images	![]()	`![gif of an exploding R](/images/r.gif`
Superscript	`<sup> <sup>`	`100m<sup>2</sup>`	100m²
Subscript	`<sub> <sub>` or `~`	`1 billion tonnes CO<sub>2</sub>e`	1 billion tonnes CO₂e
Inline code	``	`git push`	`git push`
Bulleted list	`-`, `*`, or `+`	`- Import` `- Tidy` `- Transform` `- Visualise` `- Model` `- Communicate`	- Import - Tidy - Transform - Visualise - Model - Communicate
Numbered list	`1.`	`1. ένα` `2. δύο` `3. τρία` `4. τέσσερα` `5. πέντε`	1. ένα 2. δύο 3. τρία 4. τέσσερα 5. πέντε
Task list	`- [ ]` and `- [x]`	`- [ ] Oat milk` `- [x] Mushrooms`	- [ ] Oat milk -[x] Mushrooms
Emoji	`:EMOJICODE:`	`:+1:`	:blush:
Footnote	`[^1]`	`see reference below[^1]`	see reference below[^1]
Comments	`<!-- -->`	`<!-- This content will not appear in the rendered Markdown -->`
Ignore markdown	`\\`	`\italics\`	italics