Markdown Preview
Write Markdown on the left, see the rendered output on the right.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Markdown?▼
Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It uses plain text formatting conventions that convert to HTML. It's used in GitHub READMEs, documentation, blog posts, Reddit, and many note-taking apps.
How do I create a table in Markdown?▼
Use pipe characters and hyphens: | Column 1 | Column 2 | on one line, then | --- | --- | as a separator, then rows. Alignment is controlled by colons: |:---| left, |---:| right, |:---:| center.
What is the difference between Markdown and HTML?▼
Markdown is a simpler notation that converts to HTML. Where HTML requires <strong>bold</strong>, Markdown uses **bold**. Markdown is faster to write but has fewer features. Most Markdown parsers also accept raw HTML inside Markdown documents.
Which apps support Markdown?▼
GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, VS Code, Reddit, Slack (subset), Discord (subset), Stack Overflow, most static site generators (Hugo, Jekyll, Astro), and many documentation tools. Markdown has become the de facto standard for developer documentation.