Markdown to HTML Compiler
Write or paste Markdown below and get clean, formatted HTML back instantly, with a live preview of how it will look. GitHub Flavored Markdown is supported, including tables, task lists, strikethrough and fenced code blocks. Everything runs in your browser, so your content never leaves your computer.
Need to go the other way? Use our HTML to Markdown Converter.
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About Markdown to HTML Compiler
Markdown is a lightweight markup language created in 2004 by John Gruber with Aaron Swartz. It uses plain-text symbols, like # for headings and * for emphasis, so documents stay easy to read and write even before they're formatted. It's widely used for README files, documentation, blog posts and comments on sites like GitHub and Reddit. Browsers display HTML, so Markdown is converted to HTML before it's published.
Here's a basic example of Markdown and the HTML it produces:
## Shopping list
Pick up **fresh** bread and *ripe* fruit.
- Bread
- Apples
- [Recipe](https://example.com)
> Don't forget the milk!
<h2 id="shopping-list">Shopping list</h2>
<p>Pick up <strong>fresh</strong> bread and <em>ripe</em> fruit.</p>
<ul>
<li>Bread</li>
<li>Apples</li>
<li><a href="https://example.com">Recipe</a></li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>Don't forget the milk!</p>
</blockquote>
Features
- Live preview – switch the output between the HTML code and a rendered preview to check how your content will look.
- GitHub Flavored Markdown – tables (with column alignment), task lists, strikethrough, fenced code blocks and automatic links. Turn it off for strict, original Markdown.
- Heading IDs – headings get
idattributes such asid="shopping-list", so you can link straight to a section or build a table of contents. - Line breaks – optionally turn every single line break into a
<br>, as comment boxes on many sites do. - Clean output – the HTML is neatly indented with your preferred indentation, ready to paste into a page or CMS.
Markdown can also contain raw HTML, which is passed straight through to the output. The preview runs in a sandbox, so any scripts in pasted content won't run.