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Markdown to HTML

Write or paste Markdown and get clean, semantic HTML with a live preview, tables included, and raw HTML safely escaped.

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Markdown to HTML

Markdown

Headings, bold, italic, links, images, lists, quotes, code, tables and rules. Raw HTML is shown as text, never run.

Preview

HTML

HTML fragment
Full page

01

What it does

Converts Markdown to clean HTML with a live preview, escaping raw HTML so nothing pasted can run.

  • Headings, emphasis, links, images and rules
  • Nested lists, ordered lists and quotes
  • Fenced code and tables with alignment
  • Heading ids for anchor links

02

Private by design

Everything happens in your browser. Nothing you type, paste or upload is sent anywhere, and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded.

03

What you get

An HTML fragment and a full page, with a Copy and a Download button on every result.

  • Markdown
  • HTML
  • Content

Why it matters

Markdown is the quickest way to write web content: READMEs, blog posts, documentation and client copy all start there. CMSs and static sites need HTML, so a converter you can trust saves retyping.

Many converters pass raw HTML straight through, which is risky with content from someone else. This one escapes it and refuses javascript: links, so the preview and the output are always safe to paste into a page.

How it works

  1. InputMarkdown text
  2. In your browserConverted to safe HTML, raw HTML escaped
  3. OutputAn HTML fragment, a full page and a live preview

Where it fits in a designer's workflow

  1. Plan
  2. Design
  3. Build
  4. Test
  5. Launch
Writing content quickly, then dropping it into a page.

By the numbers

HTML elements made from the sample Markdown<h1>: 1; <h2>: 1; <p>: 3; <li>: 6; <a>: 1; <table>: 1; <blockquote>: 1; <pre>: 1<h1>1<h2>1<p>3<li>6<a>1<table>1<blockquote>1<pre>1
Counted from this tool's own output for its sample: 460 bytes of Markdown became 886 bytes of HTML. Markdown is shorter to write; the converter adds the tags, heading ids and table alignment for you. Source: CommonMark spec.
Show the numbers as a table
ElementCount
<h1>1
<h2>1
<h3>0
<p>3
<li>6
<a>1
<table>1
<blockquote>1
<pre>1

How to use it

  1. Write or paste Markdown on the left.
  2. Check the live preview.
  3. Choose heading ids and link options.
  4. Copy or download the HTML fragment or a full page.

FAQ

Which Markdown does it support?

The common core of CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown: headings, emphasis, links, images, lists, quotes, code, tables and horizontal rules.

Why is my HTML shown as text?

For safety, raw HTML is escaped. Convert the Markdown, then add any custom HTML to the output by hand.

Does it add classes or styles?

No. You get plain semantic HTML that picks up your site's own styles.

Is it private?

Yes. It converts in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

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