What is Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It allows writers, developers, and researchers to author formatted plain text without getting bogged down by writing complex HTML tags. For example, typing **bold** is much faster than typing <strong>bold</strong>.
How this Converter Works
Our Vanilla JavaScript parser reads your syntax in real-time and utilizes Regular Expressions to translate Markdown formatting blocks back into their semantic HTML DOM node equivalents. Features supported include:
- Headers: H1 through H6 (mapped from `#` to `######`)
- Formatting: Bold, Italics, Strikethrough
- Links & Images: `[text](url)` and ``
- Lists: Ordered (`1.`) and unordered (`-`) bullet points
- Code Blocks: Backtick parsing for inline and block code
Use the Live Preview tab to emulate exactly how your browser's CSS rendering engine will interpret the generated markup upon deployment.