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Markdown to HTML Converter

Free Markdown to HTML converter: turn Markdown into HTML. Supports headers, bold, italic, links, images, lists, code blocks, and blockquotes.

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Deep dive guides

A LITTLE CONTEXT · 4 MIN READMarkdown Explained: From Plain Text to Formatted HTML

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Markdown Explained: From Plain Text to Formatted HTML — How Markdown works: punctuation as formatting, blocks versus inline syntax, CommonMark and GFM flavors, escaping before conversion, and tables.
Stripping HTML: How Markup Becomes Plain Text — Five passes — script and style removal, block tags as breaks, tag stripping, entity decoding, whitespace tidying — turn markup into text.
Markdown to HTML and Back: How Two-Way Conversion Works — Both conversion directions compared: escape-first rendering, the reverse pattern walk, and what survives a Markdown-HTML round trip.
Why Markdown Tables Drift Out of Alignment — Tables render fine while their source decays: padding, separator widths, alignment colons and ragged rows, and how a formatter repairs them all.

How markdown to html converter works

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that converts to HTML. It uses plain text symbols to define formatting: # for headers, ** for bold, * for italic, [] for links, and more. This converter transforms Markdown into clean HTML that you can use in any web page.

The converter supports headers (H1 to H6), bold and italic, inline code and code blocks, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, blockquotes, and horizontal rules. The output is standard HTML that works in any browser or content management system.

All conversion happens in your browser. Your Markdown text is never uploaded, so it is safe for unpublished content. Copy the HTML output and paste it into your website, blog, or documentation.

Frequently asked questions

What Markdown features are supported?

Headers (H1-H6), bold, italic, inline code, code blocks, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, blockquotes, and horizontal rules. This covers the most common Markdown syntax.

Is this the same as GitHub Flavored Markdown?

Not exactly. This converter handles standard Markdown syntax. Some GFM extensions like tables and task lists are not supported yet. It covers the core Markdown spec that most content uses.

Can I use the HTML output on my website?

Yes. The output is standard HTML that works in any web page, CMS, or documentation system. Copy it and paste it into your HTML editor or content management system.

Is my Markdown sent to a server?

No. All conversion happens in your browser. Your text is never uploaded, so it is safe for unpublished or sensitive content.

Markdown to HTML Converter

Deep dive guides

How markdown to html converter works

Frequently asked questions

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