Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor.
It is recommended to use a tool such as Visual Studio Code [Link] with the extension Auto-Open Markdown Preview [Link] or an online editor like StackEdit [Link].
GitHub has its own flavor of Markdown with a few extra features.
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# Biggest header
## Second largest header ### Medium header #### Medium header ##### Second smallest header ###### Smallest header
*italic* _italic_ **bold** __bold__ ***italic and bold*** ~~strikethrough~~
--- ___ ***
\*escape character\*
> block quote
[link caption](http://.../ "title")
* topic
* sub-topic
1. list item one 2. list item two
`inline code`
``` code block (GitHub) ````
```javascript varName = "string"; ```
| table column one | table column two | | - | - | | row one col one | row one col two | | row two col one | row two col two |
* [ ] unchecked task * [x] checked task
line break\
Here is a sentence with a footnote. [^1] [^1]: This is the footnote.
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