**bold**
*italics*
`inline code`
# Header 1 ## Header 2 ### Header 3 #### Header 4 ##### Header 5 ###### Header 6
* Unordered list item * Unordered list item 1. Ordered list item 2. Ordered list item
[Text to display](http://www.example.com)
> This is a quote > - me
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | -------- | -------- | -------- | | John | Doe | Male | | Mary | Smith | Female | Or without aligning the columns... | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | -------- | -------- | -------- | | John | Doe | Male | | Mary | Smith | Female |
``` generic code ``` ```specific-language code written in specific-language ```
This guide is adapted from simplemd.com/markdown-guide.