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Short answers to the questions people ask about Markdown, from tables to line breaks. Every example shows what you type and what you get, rendered by HushJot itself. Want it all on one page? Get the cheat sheet.
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- TablesRows, columns, alignment, and what to do with a pipe inside a cell.
- Code blocksInline code, fenced blocks, syntax highlighting, and backticks inside code.
- Checkboxes and task listsTo-do lists with boxes you can tick.
- Line breaks and paragraphsWhy one Enter doesn’t start a new line, and the three ways that do.
- StrikethroughCrossing text out with two tildes.
- FootnotesNumbered notes listed at the end, with links back.
- LinksInline links, titles, reference links, automatic links and links to headings.
- ImagesImage syntax, alt text, titles and image sizes.
- HeadingsSix levels of headings, the other syntax, and heading anchors.
- ListsBullets, numbers, nesting, and paragraphs inside list items.
- BlockquotesQuotes, nested quotes, and lists or code inside a quote.
- Bold and italicAsterisks, underscores, and combining the two.
- HighlightMarking text with ==double equals==, and where it works.
- EmojiShortcodes like :tada:, and when to paste the emoji instead.
- Escaping charactersShowing *, #, _ and friends as plain text.
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