# H1 Heading 1
## H2 Heading 2
### H3 Heading 3

**bold text**

__also bold text__

*italicized text*

_also italicized text_

~~strikethrough text~~

<u>underlined text</u>

>blockquote

1. First item of Ordered List
2. Second item of Ordered List
3. Third item of Ordered List

- First item of Unordered List
- Second item of Unordered List
- Third item of Unordered List


triple up on the backticks for a nicer code block (with copy button to the right on github)

```code block```

`code block`

---

[title](https://www.example.com)

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![alt text](image.jpg)

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<!-- ![alt text](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Paraw_sailboats_in_Boracay_2.jpg) -->

| Syntax | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| Header | Title |
| Paragraph | Text |

``
{
    "firstName: "John",
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "age": 25
}
``

Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]

[^1]: This is the footnote

### My Great Heading {#custom-id}

term
: definition

~~The world is flat~~

- [x] Write the press release
- [ ] Update the website
- [ ] Contact the media

That is so funny! :joy: