Markdown in 5 min

This guide explains Markdown and how to do stuff. It's by no means an extensive list of features, though. There are a ton of other things you can do; Most of them are talked about in zensical's documentation, which is a great resource.

Headers

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

Text formatting

**bold text**
*italic text*
***bold and italic***
~~strikethrough~~
`inline code`

Links and images

[Link text](https://example.com)
[Link with title](https://example.com "Hover title")
![Alt text](image.jpg)
![Image with title](image.jpg "Image title")

Lists

Unordered:
- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Nested item

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

Blockquotes

> This is a blockquote
> Multiple lines
>> Nested quote

Code blocks

```javascript
function hello() {
  console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```

Tables

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Row 1    | Data     | Data     |
| Row 2    | Data     | Data     |

Horizontal rule

---
or
***
or
___

Task lists

- [x] Completed task
- [ ] Incomplete task
- [ ] Another task

Escaping characters

Use backslash to escape: \* \_ \# \`

Line breaks

End a line with two spaces  
to create a line break.

Or use a blank line for a new paragraph.

Zensical Documentation

This page is by no means an exhaustive list of things you can do with markdown. To learn more about what you can do, check out Zensical's Documentation.