Core Syntax

Text Formatting & Headings

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

**bold text**   __also bold__
*italic text*   _also italic_
***bold and italic***

> A blockquote.
>> A nested blockquote.

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Escaping a special character: \*not italic\*

Links, Images & Lists

[link text](https://example.com "optional title")
![alt text](image.png)

- Unordered item
- Another item
  - Nested item

1. First
1. Second   <!-- most renderers auto-number even if every line says "1." -->
1. Third

A line break needs two trailing spaces at the end,··
or an actual blank line between paragraphs — a single newline alone
is treated as just a space (soft wrap).

Code

Inline code: `const x = 1`

```javascript
function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
```

<!-- Or indent every line by 4 spaces for a code block, without fences -->