Basic Markdown Syntax

# Heading 1       <!-- Largest -->
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5
###### Heading 6    <!-- Smallest -->

This is the first paragraph. It can span
multiple lines in the source file and will
render as a single paragraph.

This is the second paragraph. Separate
paragraphs with a blank line between them.

For a line break without a new paragraph,
end a line with two spaces  
or use a backslash \
at the end of the line.

**bold text**            or __bold text__
*italic text*            or _italic text_
***bold and italic***    or ___bold and italic___
~~strikethrough~~        (needs GFM support)

# Inline link
[Link text](https://example.com)

# Link with title (hover text)
[Link text](https://example.com "Title text")

# Reference-style link (cleaner for multiple uses)
[Link text][ref-id]

# Define reference elsewhere in the document
[ref-id]: https://example.com "Optional title"

# Autolink (URL displayed as-is)
<https://example.com>

# Email link
<user@example.com>

# Inline image
![Alt text](image-url.png)

# Image with title
![Alt text](image-url.png "Image title")

# Reference-style image
![Alt text][img-ref]
[img-ref]: image-url.png "Title"

# Linked image (clickable)
[![Alt text](image.png)](https://example.com)

# Unordered list (use -, *, or +)
- Item one
- Item two
  - Nested item
  - Another nested item
- Item three

# Ordered list
1. First item
2. Second item
   1. Sub-item one
   2. Sub-item two
3. Third item

# Mixed list
1. First ordered item
   - Unordered sub-item
   - Another sub-item
2. Second ordered item

> This is a blockquote. It can span
> multiple lines.

> Blockquotes can contain **formatting**,
> [links](https://example.com), and other
> Markdown elements.

> Nested blockquotes:
>> Use multiple > characters
>> for deeper nesting.

# Any of these create a horizontal rule:

---
***
___

# Inline code
Use the `print()` function to display output.

# Code block (indented with 4 spaces or 1 tab)
    function hello() {
        console.log("Hello!");
    }

# Fenced code block (preferred method)
```javascript
function hello() {
    console.log("Hello!");
}
```

# Common language identifiers:
# ```python  ```javascript  ```typescript
# ```bash    ```json        ```html
# ```css     ```sql         ```yaml

\*Not italic\*    # Shows: *Not italic*
\# Not a heading  # Shows: # Not a heading
\[Not a link\]   # Shows: [Not a link]

# Characters you can escape:
\  `  *  _  {}  []  ()  #  +  -  .  !  |