Markdown is an easy-to-use formatting language for creating structured documents. It is also a platform agnostic language; any documents you write in markdown are compatible with nearly any text editor. Here's how to use some common Markdown elements:
## Headings

Create headings by using hashtags (#) at the start of a line:
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

The more hashtags, the smaller the heading.
## Text Formatting

- Make text *italic* by surrounding it with single asterisks: `*italic*`
- Make text **bold** by surrounding it with double asterisks: `**bold**`
- Create ~~strikethrough~~ text with double tildes: `~~strikethrough~~`
## Lists

### Unordered Lists

Use a dash (-), asterisk (*), or plus (+) for bullet points:

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Subitem 2.1
  - Subitem 2.2

### Ordered Lists

Use numbers followed by periods for ordered lists:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

## Links
Create a link by putting the link text in square brackets followed by the URL in parentheses:

`[name of file](link to file)`

[Visit Google](https://www.google.com)

## Images
Add images similarly to links, but with an exclamation mark at the start:

`![name of image](link to image)`

![Alt text for image](https://example.com/image.jpg)

## Quotes
Use a greater-than sign (>) to create block quotes:

> This is a block quote. It can span multiple lines.

## Code
For inline code, use single backticks: `code here`

For code blocks, use triple backticks:

```
function example() {
  console.log("Hello, world!");
}
```

## Horizontal Lines
Create a horizontal line with three or more hyphens, asterisks, or underscores:

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That's it! You now know the basics of Markdown formatting.