All the basic markdown syntax is in the no.1 Welcome note you get when you first start Joplin:
## Writing notes in Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. Joplin supports a [Github-flavoured Markdown syntax](https://joplinapp.org/markdown/) with a few variations and additions.
In general, while Markdown is a markup language, it is meant to be human readable, even without being rendered. This is a simple example (you can see how it looks in the viewer panel):
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# Heading
## Sub-heading
Paragraphs are separated by a blank line. Text attributes _italic_, **bold** and `monospace` are supported. You can create bullet lists:
* apples
* oranges
* pears
Or numbered lists:
1. wash
2. rinse
3. repeat
This is a [link](https://joplinapp.org) and, finally, below is a horizontal rule:
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