Markdown to HTML

How this reads your output

The document is processed line by line into block elements, then inline syntax is applied within each block. Content inside fenced code blocks is escaped rather than interpreted, which is the behaviour that matters most: a code sample containing angle brackets or asterisks comes through intact instead of turning into markup. The output is plain semantic HTML with no classes or styling attached.

What the results mean

Code blocks

Fenced blocks become pre and code elements, with a language class where you specified one. Everything inside is escaped.

Table rows skipped

Lines that looked like a Markdown table. Tables are an extension rather than core syntax, so they are passed through rather than half-converted.

List items

Bullets and numbered items become li elements inside the matching list. Nesting is flattened, since indentation rules vary between implementations.

Common problems and fixes

A nested list came out flat

Nesting by indentation has several incompatible interpretations across Markdown implementations, some requiring two spaces and others four, so it is flattened here rather than guessed at. For genuinely nested lists, write the inner list as HTML, which passes through unchanged in most renderers.

Underscores inside a word turned into emphasis

Emphasis with underscores only applies at word boundaries here, which handles most identifiers correctly. If a name like some_long_variable still breaks, wrap it in backticks so it becomes code, which is usually what you meant anyway.

Frequently asked questions

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