what is a markdown code example

Example 1: markdown

# tier 1 header
##### tier 5 header
**bold**  or  __bold__
*italic*  or  _italic_

[link to markdown guide](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/)

> This is a quote. Quotes are indented and a different colour.

show small bits of code with backticks: `print("hello world")` 

- [x] This is a complete item
- [ ] This is an incomplete item

you can also include html code if you want to be more specific.
For example, this would make a picture with a width of 200:

Example 2: markdown

Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain-text-formatting syntax,
created in 2004 by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz.
Markdown is often used for formatting readme files,
for writing messages in online discussion forums, 
and to create rich text using a plain text editor.

Example 3: markdown

An example.




Markdown uses email-style characters for blockquoting.


Inline HTML is supported.