Markdown Cheatsheet

QuantaLumin uses Markdown for website content, generation and for files on our server. Its tranferability and ease of use allows students, professionals and research groups to focus on the important content. Below is a cheatsheet or commands to get you started with Markdown.

Headings

Use # for headings:

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

Result:

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Emphasis

*Italic* or _Italic_
**Bold** or __Bold__
***Bold and Italic*** or ___Bold and Italic___

Result:

Italic or Italic Bold or Bold Bold and Italic or Bold and Italic

Lists

Unordered List

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Sub-item 1
  - Sub-item 2

Result:

• Item 1
• Item 2
  • Sub-item 1
  • Sub-item 2

Ordered List

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   1. Sub-item 1
   2. Sub-item 2

Result:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   1. Sub-item 1
   2. Sub-item 2

Links

[Link Text](https://example.com)

Result:

Link Text

Images

![```](https://example.com/image.png "Alt Text")



**Result:**

![Alt Text](https://example.com/image.png)

Blockquotes

> This is a blockquote.
>
> - You can include lists.
> - And other elements.

Result:

This is a blockquote.

• You can include lists.
• And other elements.

Code

Inline Code

Use `code` for inline code.

Result:

Use code for inline code.

Code Block

```language // Example in JavaScript console.log(“Hello, World!”); ```

Result:

// Example in JavaScript
console.log("Hello, World!");

Tables

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Value 1  | Value 2  | Value 3  |
| Value A  | Value B  | Value C  |

Result:

Horizontal Rule

**Result:**

Strikethrough

~~Strikethrough~~

Result:

Strikethrough

Task List

- [x] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2
  - [x] Sub-task 1
  - [ ] Sub-task 2

Result:

• Task 1
• Task 2
  • Sub-task 1
  • Sub-task 2

HTML in Markdown

<p>This is HTML in Markdown.</p>

Result:

Escaping Characters

Use a backslash (\) to escape Markdown characters:

\*Literal asterisks\*

Result:

Literal asterisks