Markdown to HTML Converter

Markdown to HTML Converter — Free Markdown to HTML converter. Type or paste Markdown and see the rendered preview and raw HTML side by side in real time. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, code blocks, strikethrough, and more. No signup required.

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—Headings

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Markdown syntax cheat sheet

Markdown	Result
# Heading 1	H1 heading
## Heading 2	H2 heading
bold text	Bold
italic text	Italic
~~strikethrough~~	Strikethrough
`inline code`	Inline code
[Link](https://url)	Hyperlink
![Alt](image.png)	Image
> blockquote	Blockquote
---	Horizontal rule
- item	Unordered list item
1. item	Ordered list item

Fenced code blocks

Use triple backticks to create code blocks. Add a language hint after the opening backticks for syntax highlighting (when rendered with a highlighter):

```javascript

const x = 42;

```

Tables (GitHub Flavored Markdown)

GFM tables use pipes and hyphens. Alignment is set with colons in the separator row:

| Left | Center | Right |

|:-----|:------:|------:|

| A | B | C |

:--- = left aligned, :---: = center, ---: = right aligned.

Where is Markdown used?

GitHub / GitLab — README files, issues, pull requests, wikis
Documentation sites — Docusaurus, MkDocs, GitBook, Notion
Static site generators — Jekyll, Hugo, Astro, Next.js MDX
Note-taking apps — Obsidian, Bear, Typora, Notion
Chat apps — Slack, Discord (subset), Mattermost
Email — some platforms convert Markdown to styled HTML emails

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that uses plain text formatting syntax. Created by John Gruber in 2004, it converts simple text patterns — like **bold** and # headings — into HTML. It is widely used in documentation, README files, blogging platforms, and content management systems.

What is GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM)?

GitHub Flavored Markdown is a superset of standard Markdown that adds tables, task lists, strikethrough (~~text~~), fenced code blocks with syntax hints, and autolinks. GFM is used on GitHub, GitLab, and many documentation tools.

Can I use the HTML output directly in a webpage?

Yes — the output is standard HTML. Paste it into any HTML file or CMS. Note that the output contains no CSS styling; add your own stylesheet or use a Markdown CSS library to style headings, code blocks, and tables.

What Markdown syntax is supported?

This tool supports: headings (# H1 through ###### H6), bold (**text**), italic (*text*), strikethrough (~~text~~), inline code (`code`), fenced code blocks, unordered and ordered lists, blockquotes (>), horizontal rules (---), links ([text](url)), images (![alt](url)), and tables.

Why is my line break not rendering as a <br>?

Standard Markdown requires two spaces at the end of a line (or a blank line between paragraphs) for a line break. Single newlines are treated as spaces. Enable "breaks" mode in some parsers to treat every newline as a <br>.