Markdown to HTML Converter
How to Use
Paste or type Markdown into the input area. The converted HTML appears below in real time, pretty-printed by default. Toggle the Minified checkbox to collapse whitespace for production use, then press Copy to grab the result. All GitHub-Flavored Markdown features — headings, emphasis, lists, tables, blockquotes, code blocks, and links — are supported.
What Is Markdown
Markdown is a plain-text formatting syntax invented by John Gruber in 2004. It lets you write structured documents using simple characters like # for headings, * for emphasis, and - for lists. It is widely used in README files, documentation sites, static blogs, chat apps, and content management systems. GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) extends the original with tables, task lists, strikethrough, and fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting.
Output Formats
This tool offers two output formats: pretty-printed HTML with 2-space indentation (readable, copy into files), and minified HTML with inter-tag whitespace removed (smaller file size, production-ready). The converter uses the `marked` parser with GFM mode enabled, and the output is sanitized with DOMPurify to prevent injection issues when you paste the result into live pages.
Common Use Cases
- Bloggers converting draft posts written in Markdown into HTML for CMS systems that do not accept Markdown directly.
- Technical writers turning documentation into HTML for publication on static sites or intranet wikis.
- Developers generating HTML snippets for email templates, help tooltips, or CMS body fields.
- Students and content creators producing clean HTML for school projects, portfolios, or blog migrations.
- Quickly verifying how a Markdown snippet will render in HTML before committing it to a repository.
Tips
- GFM tables require a header row and a separator line with pipes and dashes.
- Fenced code blocks support a language identifier (```js, ```python) — the identifier is emitted as a CSS class.
- Minified output is best for production (smaller payload); pretty output is easier to read and hand-edit.
- Inline HTML inside Markdown is passed through but sanitized, so unsafe tags like <script> are removed.
- Raw URLs are auto-linked when GFM mode is on (e.g. https://example.com becomes a clickable link).
Privacy
All Markdown parsing happens in your browser. Your document is never sent to any server or stored anywhere.