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← Back to DashboardMarkdown is a simple way to add formatting to plain text. Here are the most common elements:
| Element | Syntax | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Heading 1 | # My Heading | Large title |
| Heading 2 | ## Section Title | Medium heading |
| Bold | **bold text** | bold text |
| Italic | *italic text* | italic text |
| Bullet list | - Item one | Bulleted list item |
| Numbered list | 1. First item | 1. First item |
| Link | [text](https://example.com) | Clickable link |
| Inline code | `code here` | Monospace inline code |
| Code block | ``` | Indented code block |
| Blockquote | > quoted text | Indented quote |
| Horizontal rule | --- | Dividing line |
Markdown is everywhere in modern writing and development. GitHub README files are written in Markdown. Most blogging platforms (Ghost, Jekyll, Hugo) accept Markdown natively. Chat apps like Slack and Discord support basic Markdown for formatting messages. Many note-taking apps — Obsidian, Notion, Bear — use Markdown for rich text without requiring a word processor.
Your text is not automatically saved — if you close the tab, you'll lose unsaved work. Use the Copy MD button to copy your Markdown and paste it into a text editor or file before closing.
Click Copy HTML to copy the rendered HTML to your clipboard. You can then paste it into any HTML file or CMS. For a full HTML document, you'll need to wrap it in a basic HTML template.
Different apps support different flavors of Markdown. The basic syntax (headers, bold, lists, links) works almost everywhere. Advanced features like tables, footnotes, or custom HTML may not render in all apps.
No — Markdown is a simpler shorthand that gets converted into HTML. Instead of writing <strong>bold</strong>, you write **bold**. Markdown is designed to be readable as plain text while still rendering nicely as HTML.