Available markdown commands

You can use markdown to quickly format text in the Confluence Cloud editor. The table below lists common markdown shortcuts and what they do.

Format	Markdown shortcut
Bold	`Bold`
Italic	`Italic`
Strikethrough	`~~Strikethrough~~`
Code	`Code`
Heading 1	`#` `Space`
Heading 2	`##` `Space`
Heading 3	`###` `Space`
Heading 4	`####` `Space`
Heading 5	`#####` `Space`
Heading 6	`######` `Space`
Numbered list	`1.` `Space`
Bulleted list	`*` `Space`
Quote	`>` `Space`
Code snippet	``` `Space`
Divider	`---` `Space`
Link	`[Link](http://a.com)`
Action item	`[]` `Space`
Decision	`<>` `Space`

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