Headings

Headings are used to create titles for your document. They are denoted by the hash symbol (#) followed by a number of underscores or hyphens, depending on the level of the heading. For example, a top-level heading is denoted by a single hash symbol (#), a second-level heading is denoted by two hash symbols (##), and so on.

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4
##### Heading 5

Emphasis

Markdown supports two ways to emphasize text: italics and bold. Italics are denoted by surrounding the text with asterisks (*), while bold is denoted by surrounding the text with double asterisks (**).

*This is italics*
**This is bold**

Lists

Markdown supports two types of lists: unordered lists and ordered lists. Unordered lists are denoted by starting a line with a hyphen (-) or asterisk (*), while ordered lists are denoted by starting a line with a number followed by a period (.).

- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Links

Links are used to create hyperlinks in your document. They are denoted by enclosing the link text in square brackets ([]) followed by the URL in parentheses (()).

[This is a link](https://www.example.com/)

Images

Images are used to insert images into your document. They are denoted by enclosing the image alt text in square brackets ([]) followed by the image URL in parentheses (()).

![This is an image](https://www.example.com/image.jpg)

Code blocks

Code blocks are used to insert code into your document. They are denoted by indenting the code by four spaces or by surrounding the code with backticks (`).

`This is a code block.`

Tables

Tables are used to create tables in your document. They are denoted by a pipe character (|) followed by a series of cells, each separated by a pipe character. The first row of the table must contain the headers for the columns.

| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Value 1 | Value 2 |
| Value 3 | Value 4 |

Footnotes

Footnotes are used to add additional information to your document. They are denoted by a number followed by a caret (^) at the end of the word or phrase that you want to footnote. The footnote text is then placed at the bottom of the document, with the number of the footnote.

This is a footnote[^1].

[^1]: This is the footnote text.