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Markdown

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Markdown Editor — Tips & Guide

Write Markdown documents with a live side-by-side HTML preview. No account or installation required — everything runs in your browser.

Code Blocks with Syntax Hints

Use triple backticks (```) to create a fenced code block. Add a language label right after the opening backticks for readers — e.g. ```javascript — even though this editor doesn't apply syntax colors inside the block.

Great for README Files

Markdown is the standard format for GitHub README files, documentation, and changelogs. Use the export buttons to download your file as .md and commit it directly to your repo.

Tables for Structured Data

Use the pipe syntax to create tables. A header row, a separator row of dashes, then data rows. The live preview renders them immediately so you can adjust column widths and content on the fly.

Export to HTML

Click "Copy HTML" to grab the rendered HTML and paste it into any web page or email template. Use "↓ .html" to download a full standalone HTML file you can open in any browser.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It uses plain-text formatting conventions — like using asterisks for bold and hashes for headings — that convert to HTML. It was designed to be readable as plain text while also being easy to convert to formatted documents. Today it is the default format for GitHub READMEs, documentation systems, static site generators, and many note-taking apps.

Use the toolbar buttons above or type syntax directly. For headings, start a line with one or more # characters followed by a space. Use **text** for bold, *text* for italic, and `code` for inline code. Start lines with - or 1. for lists. Use > for blockquotes and three dashes (---) for a horizontal rule. The live preview updates instantly as you type.

The preview panel on the right shows the rendered HTML in real time. To get the raw HTML, click the "Copy HTML" button in the toolbar — this copies the inner HTML of the preview panel to your clipboard. You can then paste it into any HTML file, CMS, or email. Use "↓ .html" to download it as a complete HTML document.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a verbose tag-based language: headings use <h1> tags, bold uses <strong>, and so on. Markdown is a shorthand that compiles to HTML — it is far easier to read and write as plain text. Markdown is the authoring format; HTML is the output format. Most Markdown parsers also allow raw HTML inline, so you can mix both when you need features Markdown doesn't cover natively.