Markdown to HTML Converter
Paste Markdown into the left panel and get clean, valid HTML instantly on the right. Toggle between rendered preview and raw code view, then copy the HTML for your blog, website, or CMS — no signup required.
How to Use the Markdown to HTML Converter
- Type or paste your Markdown into the left panel.
- The right panel renders the HTML output live as you type.
- Click View Code to switch from the live preview to the raw HTML code output.
- Click Copy HTML Code to copy the HTML to your clipboard for use in any blog, CMS, or website.
Key Features
- Instant Markdown to HTML conversion as you type
- Toggle between live rendered preview and raw HTML code view
- Supports headings, bold, italic, links, and unordered lists
- Copy HTML to clipboard with one click
- Clean, semantic output — no inline styles or extra markup
- Fully browser-based — no data leaves your device
- No account, no installation, no ads
Use Cases
Convert Markdown blog posts to HTML for your CMS
Many CMS platforms and blog engines accept raw HTML but not Markdown. Write your article in Markdown for speed and clarity, then use this converter to get clean HTML you can paste directly into WordPress, Ghost, Webflow, or any HTML editor.
Transform Markdown notes into HTML for websites
If you take notes in Markdown — in Obsidian, Notion, or a plain text editor — this tool lets you convert those notes into HTML for embedding in web pages or email templates without any manual HTML coding. Use the word counter to check length before converting longer documents.
Paste Markdown from GitHub and get shareable HTML
Copy Markdown from a GitHub issue, pull request, or README and paste it here to get rendered HTML. This is useful for sharing formatted content in contexts that don't render Markdown, such as internal wikis that accept HTML.
Verify Markdown syntax produces the correct HTML tags
Switch to code view to inspect exactly which HTML elements your Markdown produces. This is useful when building static site generators or Markdown-to-HTML pipelines and you need to confirm that headings, lists, and links convert to the expected semantic tags. To format or indent the resulting markup, paste it into the HTML Beautifier.
Markdown Syntax Reference
# Heading 1→<h1>## Heading 2→<h2>### Heading 3→<h3>**Bold**→<strong>*Italic*→<em>[Link text](url)→<a href="url">- List item→<li>inside<ul>
FAQ's
The converter supports headings (h1–h3), bold (**text**), italic (*text*), links ([text](url)), and unordered lists (- item). For more complete Markdown support including tables, code blocks, and blockquotes, use the Markdown Previewer or HTML to Markdown tools.
No. All conversion happens in your browser using JavaScript. Your Markdown never leaves your device and is never sent to any server.
Markdown is a lightweight plain-text format designed for human readability. HTML is the markup language that browsers render. Markdown to HTML converters translate the simple Markdown syntax into the verbose HTML tags that web browsers and CMS platforms understand.
Yes. Paste the contents of your README.md file and the converter produces HTML output. For full GitHub Flavored Markdown support including tables and fenced code blocks, use the Markdown Previewer tool which uses the marked.js library.
This converter uses a lightweight regex-based parser that handles the most common Markdown elements. Complex or nested Markdown — such as nested lists, blockquotes, or fenced code blocks — may not convert perfectly. For full-featured conversion, use the HTML to Markdown tool which includes a comprehensive marked.js-based parser.
Click View Code to switch from the live preview to the raw HTML code view. Then click Copy HTML Code to copy the full HTML to your clipboard. You can paste it directly into any HTML editor, CMS, or email template.