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title: Markdown in Quip
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description: Quip supports many markdown shortcuts.
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  - Quip
  - Cross Cloud
release: "264"
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# Markdown in Quip

Quip supports many markdown shortcuts.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Quip desktop app</strong>, <strong>Quip iOS mobile app</strong>, and <strong>Quip on web</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
      <colgroup>
        <col style="width:50%">
        <col style="width:50%">
      </colgroup>
      <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
        <tr class="">
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d32387e58">Keystroke</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d32387e61">Shortcut</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">1 + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Start a numbered list</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">* + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Start a bulleted list</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">--- + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Insert a line break</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">[At the end of a line or paragraph] // + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">Add a comment</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p># + space</p>
            <p>## + space</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">### + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p>Heading 1</p>
            <p>Heading 2</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Heading 3</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Space four times</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Start a new code block</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">[] + space</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Start a new checklist</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">{{ any text }}</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Text inside brackets becomes inline code</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p>_type any text_</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">*type any text*</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Italic text</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p>__type any text__</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">**type_any_text**</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">Bold text</td>

        </tr>
        <tr class="">
          <td data-label="Keystroke" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e58 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">~~type any text~~</p>
          </td>

          <td data-label="Shortcut" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32387e61 ">
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Strikethrough text</p>
          </td>

        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>