Hey everyone, yesterday I posted 5 tips on how to grow your Steemit account and I got a few more questions about how to make your articles better on Steemit. I decided to compile a little cheatsheet for editing your posts in the markdown editor!

Markdown Cheatsheet Table of Contents:

1. Header Tags
2. Strikethrough Text
3. Bold & Italic Text
4. Blockquote
5. Lists
6. Links
7. Image Sizing
8. Center Align Text or Images
9. Tables

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1. Header Tags

Code:

<h1> header text here </h1>
<h2> header text here </h2>
<h3> header text here </h3>
<h4> header text here </h4>
<h5> header text here </h5>
<h6> header text here </h6>

Example:

header 1

header 2

header 3

header 4

header 5

header 6

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2. Strikethrough Text:

 

Code:

~~text~~

 

Example:

This is strikethrough text

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3. Bold & Italic Text:

 

Code:

_This text is italic_
**This text is bold**
_**This text is bold & italic**_

 

Example:

This text is italic
This text is bold
This text is bold & italic

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4. Blockquote

 

Code:

<blockquote> "This is a blockquote"</blockquote>

 

Example:

"This is a blockquote"

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5. Lists

 

Code:

* This is a bulleted list
* This is a bulleted list
* This is a bulleted list

1. This is a numbered list
2. This is a numbered list
3. This is a numbered list

 

Example:

• This is a bulleted list
• This is a bulleted list
• This is a bulleted list

1. This is a numbered list
2. This is a numbered list
3. This is a numbered list

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6. Links

 

Code:

[This is an inline-style link](https://steemit.com/@khaleelkazi)

 

Example:

This is an inline-style link

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7. Image Sizing

 

Code:

https://steemitimages.com/300x800/yourimagelinkhere
Example:
https://steemitimages.com/300x800/https://steemitimages.com/DQmVR5t8KNisAZFWEn7hSMo26vV9g52cRJ4QkYzhLJnBzzD/image.png

 

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8. Center Align

 

Code:

<center> insert your image or text here</center>

 

Example:

insert your image or text here

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9. Tables

 

Code:

Tables | Are | A
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Great | Display | Tool
1 | 2 | 3

 

Example:

Tables	Are	A
Great	Display	Tool
1	2	3

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Thanks for reading! I hope you find this info useful for making better posts on Steemit! There's a lot more info I have to share about the Markdown editor, so expect a part 2 soon!

If you have any questions or would like me to make a post about something specific, please let me know in the comments and I'll get right back to you!