# Markdown cheat sheet
**URL:** https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064
**Category:** General
**Created:** [November 19, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064 "2017-11-19T12:03:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/1 "2017-11-19T12:03:46Z")
As demanded in another thread, I’ll start here a short Markdown “cheat sheet” with some shortcuts you can use in your posts. Feel free to add stuff. 🙂
## 0. Introduction
Discourse changes some chars into formats. For example it turns the \* at the beginning of a new line/paragraph into a bullet list. If you would like to prevent Discourse from this, just put a backslash \ before the char, in the example: \* This leads to: \*. If you would like to print the backlash \, use two of them: \\
## 1. Fonts
This code:
```
Text attributes _italic_, *italic*, __bold__ , **bold** ,
`monospace/preformatted text`, ~~strikethrough~~
```
(note that there are two \_ before and after _bold_))
produces this:
Text attributes _italic_, _italic_, **bold** , **bold** ,
`monospace/preformatted text`, ~~strikethrough~~
* * *
## 2. Paragraphs:
Two spaces at the end of a line (like in this one) leave a
line break.
The lines of quotes are starting with `>`. So this:
`> This is a quote`
produces this output:
> This is a quote
* * *
## 3. Lists
This code:
```
Bullet list:
* Franklin
* Ransome
* Delores
Numbered list:
1. Franklin
2. Ransome
3. Delores
```
produces this:
Bullet list:
- Franklin
- Ransome
- Delores
Numbered list:
1. Franklin
2. Ransome
3. Delores
Notes:
For bullet lists you can use + or - instead of \*.
For numbered lists you can use parentheses instead of the dots:
```
Numbered list:
1) Franklin
2) Ransome
3) Delores
```
* * *
## 4. Links
This code:
`[Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown)`
produces this:
[Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown)
* * *
## 5. Lines
You can produce a line with and empty paragraph following three `-`. So this:
`---`
produces this:
* * *
## 6. Headings:
This code:
```
# Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
## Sub-heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
### Sub-sub-heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
```
leads to this:
# Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
## Sub-heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
### Sub-sub-heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
Note: You can use the following code as an alternative:
```
A heading
---
Another heading
===
```
* * *
## 7. Tables
This code:
```
| Country | Percent | Remark |
| -------------- |:-------:| ------:|
| United States | 30.3% | First |
| Germany | 20.1% | Second |
| United Kingdom | 11.5% | Third |
```
produces this result:
| Country | Percent | Remark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 30.3% | First |
| Germany | 20.1% | Second |
| United Kingdom | 11.5% | Third |
Note: In the second row:
`|: --- :|` means: center the cell content
`--- :|` means: align the cell content right
You can insert as much `-` and spaces as you like. This would be also valid:
```
| Country | Percent | Remark |
| --- |:---:| ---:|
| United States | 30.3% | First |
| Germany | 20.1% | Second |
| United Kingdom | 11.5% | Third |
```
* * *
## 8. Code blocks
This code with backticks:
````
```
var hello = "hello world";
print(hello);
```
````
produces this output:
```auto
var hello = "hello world";
print(hello);
```
Note: Discourse tries to recognize the programming language.
* * *
## 9. Shortcuts
If you enter an interrogation mark, several keyboard shortcuts are shown:
[ ](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/6/67b8d4e4a297a67b277060ece3f30cc3f5f6ad89.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/2 "2017-11-19T12:09:30Z")
> [@Someone](#):
>
> This code:
>
> ```
> Bullet list:
> * Franklin
> * Ransome
> * Delores
>
> Numbered list:
> * Franklin
> * Ransome
> * Delores
>
> ```
>
> produces this:
>
> Bullet list:
>
> - Franklin
> - Ransome
> - Delores
>
> Numbered list:
>
> - Franklin
> - Ransome
> - Delores
That doesn’t look numbered to me 😛
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### Author:  [@Jupp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Jupp)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/3 "2017-11-19T12:11:46Z")
So I am not the only one.
Putting on your magical nose glasses fixes this.
8o)
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/4 "2017-11-19T12:23:14Z")
> [@Guga](#):
>
> That doesn’t look numbered to me 😛
Really? 😜
(Copy and paste is evil…)
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### Author:  [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/5 "2017-11-19T12:24:54Z")
Numbered lists work also with parentheses 🙂
```
1) cacca
2) culo
```
gives
1. cacca
2. culo
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/6 "2017-11-19T12:28:58Z")
Thanks, I’ve added that!
Maybe @eviltrout can change the first post into a wiki post so that we all can add and change the cheat sheet?
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### Author:  [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/7 "2017-11-19T12:54:46Z")
> [@Someone](#):
>
> You can produce a line with three -. So this:
>
> * * *
Just beware you have an empty line above the three -, otherwise you end up with a heading
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### Author:  [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/8 "2017-11-19T13:08:10Z")
@Someone : thanks for creating the thread. 🙂
Would it be OK for you to change a bit the order of the contents so that at the top of the post we provide the syntax for the most used features in this forum (bold/italic, lists, other popular things usually obtained using the buttons in the toolbar of the writing window)?
In this way we would have a quick&easy top section useful to everybody and a more detailed section for those who want to discover the less used and technical features of MarkDown.
Also, would it be OK for you to mention a few useful keyboard shortcuts (without giving the full list of Discourse shortcuts)? When I create links, the CTRL-K shortcuts really makes the task super-fast for me.
> [@Someone](#):
>
> Maybe eviltrout can change the first post into a wiki post so that we all can add and change the cheat sheet?
You can do that yourself.
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/9 "2017-11-19T15:00:34Z")
> [@LowLevel](#):
>
> You can do that yourself.
Ah, yes. 🙂 I did that, so …
> [@LowLevel](#):
>
> Would it be OK for you to change a bit the order of the contents so that at the top of the post we provide the syntax for the most used features in this forum
… feel free to edit it. 🙂 Is it possible in Discourse to create a table of content at the beginning?
> [@LowLevel](#):
>
> Also, would it be OK for you to mention a few useful keyboard shortcuts (without giving the full list of Discourse shortcuts)?
Should we start a new thread with some shortcuts and/or the BBcode? I wasn’t sure if I should add some BBcode-tags like `[details="..."]` …
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### Author:  [@BigRedButton](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/BigRedButton)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/10 "2017-11-20T20:12:27Z")
If you enter an interrogation mark, several keyboard shortcuts are shown:
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### Author:  [@Calypso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Calypso)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/11 "2018-03-26T13:34:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/12 "2018-04-29T14:44:29Z")
> [@Someone](#):
>
> ~~strikethrough~~
Which keys on keyboard do you use to display these:
~~
?
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/13 "2018-04-29T14:47:05Z")
> [@Gffp](#):
>
> > [@Someone](#):
> >
> > ~~strikethrough~~
>
> Which keys on keyboard do you use to display these:
> ~~
>
> ?
Depends on your keyboad layout. On a German keyboard I have to press [Alt gr]+[+]
([Alt gr] is the right Alt key)
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### Author:  [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/14 "2018-04-29T14:51:00Z")
😑 Yeah, thanks, [Alt gr] is the same on italian layout, but the combination doesn’t work and still I don’t see any symbol like that… Maybe you know its name? Or if there are other ways to obtain the same result? Every time I want to do that I need to copy those wave-like characters from here.
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### Author:  [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/15 "2018-04-29T15:08:23Z")
The character is called “Tilde” and it seems that it is not available on a _standard_ Italian layout. Maybe these pages are helping:
>
>
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### Author:  [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/16 "2018-04-29T20:58:16Z")
It’s tilde. To get it on every keyboard, press and hold the ALT key, then type 126 on the **numeric keypad** (not on the first row of the main keyboard). Then release the ALT key and you will see your tilde character.
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### Author:  [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/17 "2018-04-30T09:51:50Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#):
>
> To get it on every keyboard
Apart from those that don’t have a numeric keypad 😛
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### Author:  [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/markdown-cheat-sheet/2064/18 "2018-04-30T12:31:58Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#):
>
> Apart from those that don’t have a numeric keypad
We have a word for those.
Losers. 😈