Markdown to HTML Converter

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How Do I Convert Markdown to HTML?

Paste your Markdown into the box. The converter turns it into HTML as you type: # becomes an <h1> heading, **text** becomes <strong>, - items become a <ul> list, and [text](url) becomes a link. Check the live preview, then copy the HTML or download it as a file. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

How to use the converter

1. Paste or type Markdown in the left box (a sample is loaded to show the syntax).
2. Look at the Preview tab to see the formatted result, or the HTML code tab to see the tags.
3. Click Copy HTML or Download .html.

Markdown Cheat Sheet

Where Markdown Is Used

• README files and documentation on GitHub and GitLab.
• Blog platforms and static site generators such as Jekyll, Hugo and many WordPress editors.
• Chat and forums: Discord, Reddit and Slack accept a version of it.
• Note apps like Obsidian and Notion export to Markdown.

When a platform only accepts HTML, such as some email builders or older CMS fields, paste the converted HTML instead. Check the length of the finished text with the word counter, and fix heading capitals with the case converter.

Markdown vs HTML

Markdown is quicker to write and easy to read as plain text; HTML is what browsers actually display and offers far more control over layout and attributes. Most people draft in Markdown and convert to HTML at the end. This tool follows CommonMark with GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions (tables, task lists, strikethrough), the same rules GitHub uses, so what you see here matches most platforms.

How the Markdown to HTML Converter Works

The converter uses marked, a widely used open-source Markdown parser that follows the CommonMark specification with GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions. It reads your text block by block, recognising headings, lists, quotes, code blocks and tables, then handles inline formatting such as bold, italics, links and images, and writes the matching HTML tags. The preview is passed through DOMPurify, which removes scripts and other unsafe code before it is shown, while the HTML you copy is exactly what the parser produced.

How the Markdown to HTML Converter Saves You Time

Hand-writing HTML tags for every heading, list item and link is slow and easy to break. Write in Markdown, which takes far fewer keystrokes, and let the converter produce the HTML instantly.