A brief summary on Markdown syntax:
 

*Italic* ( _Italic_ ) --> Italic (Italic)

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**Bold** ( __Bold__ ) --> Bold (Bold)

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_**Bold Italic**_ (***Bold Italic***) --> Bold (Bold)

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#Title 1 -->

Title 1

Title 1 -->
========

Title 1

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##Title 2 -->

Title 2

Title 2 -->
-------------

Title 2

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[Link](http://url/link) --> Link

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 -->

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> Blockquote -->

Blockquote

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* Item -->

• Item

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* Item
   * SubItem -->

• Item
  • Subitem

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1. One
2. Two -->
   1. One
   2. Two

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Horizontal Rule
- - - (or * * *)

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`Inline code ` -->
Inline code

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```                                        -->
# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
```

# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'

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For any further detail I warmly recommend to google around to be provided with a lot of useful resources showing Markdown potential.

Best, Riccardo