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Markdown Syntax Guide

Nihesh Rachakonda
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This post demonstrates various Markdown features.

Text Formatting

How to Write

- **Bold text** using double asterisks - _Italic text_ using underscores - **_Bold and italic_** combining bold and italic - ~~Strikethrough~~ using double tildes

Result

  • Bold text using double asterisks
  • Italic text using underscores
  • Bold and italic combining bold and italic
  • Strikethrough using double tildes

Lists

Unordered Lists

How to Write

- Item 1 - Item 2 - Nested item 2.1 - Nested item 2.2 - Item 3

Result

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Nested item 2.1
    • Nested item 2.2
  • Item 3

Ordered Lists

How to Write

1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item

Result

  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Code Blocks

Inline Code

How to Write

Use `console.log()` for debugging.

Result

Use console.log() for debugging.

JavaScript

How to Write

```javascript const greeting = "Hello, World!"; console.log(greeting); ```

Result

const greeting = "Hello, World!"; console.log(greeting);

Python

How to Write

```python def hello_world(): print("Hello, World!") ```

Result

def hello_world(): print("Hello, World!")

Bash

How to Write

```bash echo "Hello, World!" ls -la cd /home/user ```

Result

echo "Hello, World!" ls -la cd /home/user

Quotes

How to Write

> This is a blockquote. > It can span multiple lines.

Result

This is a blockquote. It can span multiple lines.

Links

How to Write

[Visit Next.js](https://nextjs.org)

Result

Visit Next.js

Summary

Markdown is a simple yet powerful markup language!