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text

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This text is **bold**.

This text is bold.

 
This text is also __bold__.

This text is also bold.

 
This text is *italicized*.

This text is italicized.

 
This text is also _italicized_.

This text is also italicized.

 
And this is the ~~strikethrough~~ style.

And this is the strikethrough style. 

`This is some code.`

This is some code.

 
	This is a longer
	section of code
	on multiple lines.
 
This is a longer
section of code
on multiple lines.
 
m^2

m2

 
x^2 y^3

x2 y3

 
x~z

xz

 
C~6~H~12~O~6~

C6H12O6

 
Escaped characters -- \&

Escaped characters – &

 
"double quotes"

“double quotes”

 
'single quotes'

‘single quotes’

 
apostrophe's

apostrophe’s

 
ellipsis ...

ellipsis …

abbreviations

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HTML and HTML

[>HTML]: Hypertext Markup Language

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and HTML

 
[>(HTML) Hypertext Markup Language] and HTML

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and HTML

blockquotes

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Regular text.

> Blockquote
> with two lines.
And one more line.
>> And a second level blockquote.

Regular text.

Blockquote with two lines. And one more line.

And a second level blockquote.

citations

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Cite a source.[p. 42][#source]

[#source]: John Doe. *A Totally Fake Book*. Vanity Press, 2006.

Cite a source.(p. 42, 1)

  1. John Doe. A Totally Fake Book. Vanity Press, 2006.  ↩ 


Cite a source.[p. 42][#John Doe. 
*A Totally Fake Book*. Vanity Press, 2006.]

Cite a source.(p. 42, 1)

  1. John Doe. A Totally Fake Book. Vanity Press, 2006.  ↩

cross references

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# Intro #

# Conclusion [fin] #

Link to [Intro].

Link to the [end][fin].

Intro

Conclusion

Link to Intro.

Link to the end.

definition lists

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Apple
:   Pomaceous fruit of plants of the genus Malus in 
    the family Rosaceae.

    Also the makers of really great products.
Apple

Pomaceous fruit of plants of the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.

Also the makers of really great products.

fenced code blocks

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```
This is a fenced
code block.
```

This is a fenced
code block.


```perl
  print "Hello, world!\n";
  $a = 0;
  while ($a < 10) {
    print "$a...\n";
    $a++;
  }
```

  print "Hello, world!\n";
  $a = 0;
  while ($a < 10) {
    print "$a...\n";
    $a++;
  }

footnotes

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Text.[^foot]

[^foot]: This is a footnote.

Text.1

  1. This is a footnote.  ↩ 

Text.[^This is an inline footnote.]

Text.1

  1. This is an inline footnote.  ↩

glossary

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[?Glossary] is a glossary term.

[?Glossary]: The glossary collects information about
important terms used in your document.

Glossary is a glossary term.

  1. Glossary:

    The glossary collects information about important terms used in your document.  ↩

 
[?(Glossary) The glossary collects information
about important terms used in your document]
is a glossary term.

Glossary is a glossary term.

  1. Glossary:

    The glossary collects information about important terms used in your document  ↩

headings

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# H1 Header

H1 Header

 
## H2 Header ##

H2 Header

 
# Header with custom id [custom]

Header with custom id

 
H1 Header
=========

H1 Header

 
H2 Header
---------

H2 Header

horizontal rules

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---
 
- - - 
****
 
* * * * * * 
______
 
_ _ _ _

html blocks

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Inserting a page break:

<div style='break-after:page'></div>
Page break
 
<div>*bar*</div>
*bar*
 
<div>
*bar*
</div>
*bar* 
foo
<div>
*bar*
</div>

foo

*bar* 
<div>
*bar*
</div>
*bar* 
<div>

*bar*
</div>

bar

 
<del>*bar*</del>

bar 

<del>
*bar*
</del>
 *bar* 
foo
<del>
*bar*
</del>

foo bar 

<del>
*bar*
</del>
 *bar* 
<del>
*bar*
</del>

bar

images

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Image - ![image](Website.png)

Image - image

 
Image with title - ![image](Website.png "This is a title")

Image with title - image

 
Image with attributes - ![image].

[image]: Website.png "This is a title" height=25px width=50px

Image with attributes - image.

 
Image by itself becomes a figure.

![This is the caption][image]

[image]: Website.png "This is the title" height=45px width=120px

Image by itself becomes a figure.

This is the caption
This is the caption

linebreaks

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No linebreak symbols: 
foo
bar

foo bar
Double-space linebreak symbols: 
foo
bar

foo
bar
Backslash linebreak symbol: 
foo\
bar

foo
bar

links

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Link to [Website](http://serpensoft.com)

Link to Website

 
Link to [Website][Link].
...
[Link]: http://serpensoft.com

Link to Website.

 
Link to [Website][].
...
[Website]: http://serpensoft.com

Link to Website.

 
            
Link to [Website].
...
[Website]: http://serpensoft.com

Link to Website.

 
                
Link to [Website].
...
[Website]: http://serpensoft.com style="border: solid black 1px;"

Link to Website.

 
Link to <http://serpensoft.com>

Link to http://serpensoft.com

 
<foo@example.com>

foo@example.com

lists

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Unordered Lists: 
* one
* two
	* a
	* b
* three
  • one
  • two
    • a
    • b
  • three
Ordered Lists: 
1. one
2. two
	1. a
	2. b
3. three
  1. one
  2. two
    1. a
    2. b
  3. three
Todo Lists: 

 -[ ] todo item 1
 -[ ] todo item 2
 -[x] todo item 3
  • todo item 1
  • todo item 2
  • todo item 3

math

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A formula, \\({e}^{i\pi }+1=0\\), inside a paragraph.

A formula, \({e}^{i\pi }+1=0\), inside a paragraph.

 
A formula, ${e}^{i\pi }+1=0$, inside a paragraph.

A formula, \({e}^{i\pi }+1=0\), inside a paragraph.

 
\\[{e}^{i\pi }+1=0\\]

\[{e}^{i\pi }+1=0\]

 
$${e}^{i\pi }+1=0$$

\[{e}^{i\pi }+1=0\]

diagrams

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```mermaid
stateDiagram
[*] --> Still
Still --> [*]
Still --> Moving
Moving --> Still
Moving --> Crash
Crash --> [*]
```

Complete syntax guide here: Mermaid Usage.
Still Moving Crash

metadata

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 Title:  This is a title
 Author: John Appleseed

 *Content*

Content

raw source

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`*foo*`{=html}

*foo*

 
```{=html}
*foo*
```
 *foo* 
```{=*}
*foo*
```
 *foo* 
`*foo*`{=latex}

table of contents

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# Table of Contents #
{{TOC}}
# Intro #
# Conclusion #

Table of Contents

Intro

Conclusion

tables

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| foo | bar |
| --- | --- |
| foo | bar |
| foo bar  ||
[*caption*][id]
caption
foo bar
foo bar
foo bar 
| longer header | longer header| longer header |
| ---: | :---: | :--- |
| foo | bar | bat |

| foo | bar | bat |
[*caption*][id]
caption
longer header longer header longer header
foo bar bat
foo bar bat

transclusion

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{{filename.md}}

This is the content of the file filename.md.

 
{{Folder/filename.txt}}

This is the content of the file filename.txt.

variables

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 foo:	bar

 (Variables defined in metadata.)  [%foo]

(Variables defined in metadata.) bar

Acknowledgements

Inspired by the MultiMarkdown Syntax Guide by Fletcher T. Penney