📝 Markdown to HTML Converter

Convert Markdown to HTML with live preview. Write in Markdown, see instant HTML output with rendered preview. Perfect for developers, writers, and content creators.

Markdown Input
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Start typing Markdown on the left to see the preview here

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HTML code will appear here

How to Use Markdown to HTML Converter

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Write Markdown

Type or paste your Markdown text in the left panel. Use standard Markdown syntax.

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See Live Preview

Watch the Preview tab for instant rendered output. Switch to HTML Code tab to see the markup.

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Copy or Download

Copy the HTML code to clipboard or download as an HTML file.

Why Use Our Markdown to HTML Converter?

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Live Preview

Instant conversion as you type with real-time preview rendering.

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Syntax Support

Full Markdown support including tables, code blocks, and more.

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100% Private

All conversion happens in your browser. Your content never leaves your device.

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Free Forever

No registration, no limits, completely free to use.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that uses plain text formatting syntax. It's widely used for documentation, README files, blogs, and forums.

What Markdown features are supported?

This tool supports standard Markdown including headings, bold, italic, lists, links, images, code blocks, blockquotes, tables, and more using the marked.js library.

Is my data stored or sent anywhere?

No! All conversion happens directly in your browser using JavaScript. Your Markdown content never leaves your device.

Can I use this for GitHub README files?

Yes! This converter supports GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) features like tables and task lists.

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Markdown to HTML Converter Use Cases

🌐 Markdown to HTML for Websites

Write content in Markdown, convert to HTML for your website. Markdown is faster to write than HTML, with clean syntax for headings, lists, links, and images. Perfect for blog posts, documentation, and content pages.

📧 Convert Markdown to HTML Email

Write emails in Markdown, convert to HTML for rich formatting. Markdown is cleaner to write than HTML tags. Get properly formatted emails with headers, links, bold text, and lists—without typing HTML.

📝 Markdown to HTML for GitHub Pages

Preview how your Markdown will look rendered as HTML before pushing to GitHub Pages. Test README formatting, documentation styling, or blog post appearance. Ensure proper rendering before deployment.

📊 Markdown to HTML with Syntax Highlighting

Convert Markdown code blocks to HTML with syntax highlighting. Perfect for technical documentation, tutorials, or code examples. Generates clean HTML you can embed anywhere.

Markdown Syntax Quick Reference

Basic Formatting

  • **bold** → bold
  • *italic* → italic
  • # Heading 1 → H1
  • ## Heading 2 → H2
  • [link](url) → Link
  • ![alt](img.jpg) → Image

Lists & More

  • - item → Bullet list
  • 1. item → Numbered list
  • ``` code ``` → Code block
  • > quote → Blockquote
  • --- → Horizontal rule
  • `code` → Inline code

Why Use Our Converter?

  • ✅ Live Preview: See HTML output in real-time
  • ✅ Clean HTML: Generates semantic, standards-compliant code
  • ✅ Copy or Download: Get HTML instantly
  • ✅ No Upload: All processing in browser—completely private
  • ✅ Full Markdown: Supports tables, code blocks, and more

From Markdown to HTML in Three Steps

  1. Paste or type Markdown in the input panel — a README, blog draft, or notes exported from Obsidian, Notion, or Bear.
  2. Watch the live conversion. Headings, lists, links, emphasis, code blocks, and tables translate to clean semantic HTML as you type.
  3. Copy the HTML — either the raw markup for pasting into a CMS or template, or the rendered preview for a quick visual check.

Why Markdown Exists — and Why HTML Still Wins at Publish Time

Markdown (created by John Gruber in 2004) lets you write structure without markup ceremony: # for a heading, **bold**, - for list items, backticks for code. It's faster to write and vastly easier to read as source than HTML — which is why GitHub, Reddit, Discord, and most documentation systems adopted it. But browsers don't render Markdown; the web's native language is HTML. Every Markdown file you've ever seen rendered went through exactly the conversion this tool performs: # Title becomes <h1>Title</h1>, [text](url) becomes an anchor tag, fenced code blocks become <pre><code>.

The practical uses follow directly: bloggers draft in Markdown and paste HTML into WordPress or a newsletter tool that lacks Markdown support; developers convert README content into web pages; writers keep one canonical Markdown source and generate HTML on demand. Going the other way — turning existing web content into editable Markdown — is the job of our HTML to Markdown converter.

Markdown Syntax Reference

# H1  /  ## H2  /  ### H3
**bold**   *italic*   ~~strikethrough~~   `inline code`
[link text](https://example.com)
![alt text](image.png)
- bullet item        1. numbered item
> blockquote
--- (horizontal rule)
```js
fenced code block with language
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| Col A | Col B |     (tables, GitHub-flavored)
|-------|-------|

This converter supports GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM), which adds tables, strikethrough, and autolinked URLs to the original spec — the dialect you're most likely writing already.

More Questions Answered

Why do my line breaks disappear?

Classic Markdown treats a single newline as a space — paragraphs need a blank line between them. To force a line break within a paragraph, end the line with two spaces or use a literal <br>. This surprises everyone once.

Can I mix HTML inside my Markdown?

Yes — raw HTML passes through untouched, which is the standard escape hatch for things Markdown can't express, like specific classes or embedded videos.

Is the generated HTML clean enough for production?

The output is semantic, unstyled HTML — no inline styles, no wrapper divs — exactly what you want to drop into a CMS or template where your site's CSS takes over.

Why doesn't my table render?

Tables need the separator row (|---|---|) and a pipe between every cell. A missing separator row is the most common cause of a table rendering as one literal paragraph.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No — conversion is instant, local JavaScript. Unpublished drafts stay on your machine.