Headings
To create a heading, add one to six # symbols before your heading text. The number of # you use will determine the size of the heading.
# The largest heading
## The second largest heading
###### The smallest heading
When you use two or more headings, GitHub automatically generates a table of contents which you can access by clicking within the file header. Each heading title is listed in the table of contents and you can click a title to navigate to the selected section.
Styling text
You can indicate emphasis with bold, italic, strikethrough, subscript, or superscript text in comment fields and .md files.
| Style | Syntax | Keyboard shortcut | Example | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | ** ** or __ __ | Command+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows/Linux) | **This is bold text** | This is bold text |
| Italic |