What is Markdown?

It is a markup language like HTML to format plain text into clean and readable on the web. we will go through all the basics markdown syntax that will help us to create an awesome GitHub README. Let's get started.

Headings

# This is  Heading 1
## This is  Heading 2
### This is  Heading 3

Output:

Text Styles

Bold

**This is bold Text**
__This is also a bold Text__

Italic

*This one is of italics style*
_This line also_

Bold and Italic

**_This one is both bold and Italics._**

Blockquote

> Words can be like X-rays, You read and you’re pierced.

Strikethrough

~~This is a strike-through text~~

Output:

Lists

Unordered Lists

- First item
    - Nested Item
- Second item
- Third item

Output:

Ordered Lists

1. First item
    1. Nested Item
    2. Nested Item 2
2. Second item
3. Third item

Output:

Images

![Logo](https://logo.clearbit.com/clearbit.com)

Output:

Links

http://github.com - automatic!
[GitHub](http://github.com)

Output:

Tables

First Header | Second Header
------------ | -------------
Content cell 1 | Content cell 2
Content column 1 | Content column 2

Output:

This was all about Markdown syntax. Now we can create an awesome README for our next project. Thanks for reading.