Headings
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Up to six #. Or underline a line with === or ---.
Free · A4 PDF · 2 pages
Markdown cheat sheet. On two pages.
Every piece of Markdown you are likely to need, from headings and links to tables, footnotes and task lists. Each example has its result beside it, so you can see what you will get before you type it. Print it, pin it up, or keep it open in a tab.
On the left, what you type. On the right, what you get. Every result here was rendered by HushJot itself.
Basic syntax
Emphasis
**Bold**, *italic*, ***both***
and ~~strikethrough~~Bold, italic, both
and strikethrough
__bold__ and _italic_ work too.
Paragraphs and line breaks
One Enter keeps the
same paragraph.
A blank line starts a new one.\
End a line with \ to break it.One Enter keeps the same paragraph.
A blank line starts a new one.
End a line with \ to break it.
Two spaces at the end of a line also break it.
Lists
- Bullet
- Bullet
- Indent to nest
1. First
2. Second- Bullet
- Bullet
- Indent to nest
- First
- Second
* and + make bullets too. A list keeps its first number.
Task lists
- [x] Write the draft
- [ ] Send it- Write the draft
- Send it
Tick boxes in the preview, or with ⌘↵ in the editor.
Blockquotes
> A quote.
>
> > A quote in a quote.A quote.
A quote in a quote.
Links
[HushJot](https://hushjot.com)
<https://hushjot.com>Bare addresses like www.example.com and [email protected] become links on their own.
Reference links
Read the [guide][g].
[g]: https://hushjot.comRead the guide.
Define the address once, anywhere in the note.
Images
🖼 A cat
HushJot never fetches a remote image, so no image host learns you opened the note. It shows as a link instead.
Code
Inline `code` in a sentence.
```js
const note = "private";
```Inline code in a sentence.
const note = "private";Name the language after ``` to colour it in the app: about 150 are known.
Tables
| Left | Centre | Right |
| :--- | :----: | ----: |
| a | b | c || Left | Centre | Right |
|---|---|---|
| a | b | c |
Colons set the alignment. The pipes don’t have to line up.
Horizontal rule and escapes
---
\*Not italic\* and \# not a heading*Not italic* and # not a heading
A backslash makes the next symbol plain text.
Extended syntax
Highlight, subscript, superscript
==Highlight==, H~2~O and E = mc^2^Highlight, H2O and E = mc2
Footnotes
A bold claim.[^1]
[^1]: The source for it.A bold claim.1
- The source for it. ↩
Notes are listed at the end, numbered in the order they are defined.
Definition lists
Markdown
: A plain-text way to format writing.- Markdown
- A plain-text way to format writing.
Heading anchors
## Setup {#setup}
[Jump to setup](#setup)Setup
Jump to setup
Every heading has an anchor anyway: ## My Title is #my-title.
Emoji
:rocket: :tada: :white_check_mark: :warning: :+1:🚀 🎉 ✅ ⚠️ 👍
GitHub-style names for the common emoji.
HushJot extras
Note links
See [[Meeting notes]] or
[[Meeting notes|the notes]].See Meeting notes or the notes.
Type [[ to pick a note. Tap a link, or ⌘-click it, to follow.
Tags
Ideas for #work and #work/launchIdeas for #work and #work/launch
Click a tag to see every note that has it.
Formatting shortcuts
| ⌘B | Bold |
| ⌘I | Italic |
| ⌘⇧X | Strikethrough |
| ⌘K | Link |
| ⌘E | Code block |
| ⌘⌥1–6 | Heading 1 to 6 |
| ⌘⇧7 / 8 / 9 | Numbered, bullet, task list |
| ⌘⇧. | Quote |
| ⌘⌥T | Table |
| ⌘↵ | Tick a task |
| ⌘⇧E | Edit, split or preview |
On Windows and Linux, Ctrl for ⌘ and Alt for ⌥. The rest are on the shortcuts cheat sheet.
Good to know
- One Enter is not a new line. Leave a blank line, or end the line with
\. - HTML in a note is shown as text and never runs.
- Press a formatting shortcut again to take the formatting off.
- Select text and type
*_~or`to wrap it.
Questions
About Markdown, and this sheet.
- What is Markdown?
- A way to format writing with plain characters:
#for a heading,**for bold,-for a list. The text stays readable as it is, and any app that understands Markdown can show it formatted. It was created by John Gruber in 2004 and is now used almost everywhere people write: notes apps, GitHub, chat tools and documentation. - Will this work in other apps?
- The basic syntax works almost everywhere. Tables, task lists and strikethrough come from GitHub Flavored Markdown and are widely supported too. The extended syntax (highlights, footnotes, definition lists, emoji names) and
```mermaiddiagrams depend on the app, so check yours. Note links and tags are HushJot’s own. - Can I print it?
- Yes. The PDF is two A4 pages, designed to print on white paper. It also prints well on US Letter at “fit to page”. Share it freely.
- Where can I practise?
- In HushJot, a private Markdown notepad that opens instantly in your browser. It shows your Markdown and the formatted result side by side, and works without an account. Your notes are end-to-end encrypted.
Write it, see it, keep it private.
Every example on this page works in HushJot, exactly as shown.