Markdown to HTML Converter
Free Markdown to HTML converter. Turn headings, bold, lists, links, and code into clean HTML for paste into a CMS or email.
What is a Markdown to HTML converter?
A Markdown to HTML converter turns lightweight Markdown — headings, bold, italic, lists, links, and code — into HTML you can paste into a CMS, email, or page. It’s the bridge between writing in Markdown and publishing on the web.
How this converter works
- Paste Markdown on the left; HTML output is generated instantly.
- It supports headings (# through ######), bold, italic, inline code, code blocks, links, lists, and blockquotes.
- Special characters are escaped so the output is safe to paste into a page.
- A Copy HTML button grabs the generated markup.
How to use the result
- Paste the output into a CMS rich-text editor, email, or content block that accepts HTML.
- Preview before publishing — nested formatting and links need a quick visual check.
- Use the
Copy HTMLbutton rather than selecting text, so nothing gets truncated. - For GitHub issues or READMEs, Markdown works natively — you only need the HTML when a system requires it.
How do you convert Markdown to HTML?
Markdown symbols map directly to HTML tags: # becomes <h1>, **bold** becomes <strong>, - item becomes <li>, and [text](url) becomes <a href>. This converter applies those rules automatically and escapes the rest.
Common mistakes
- Expecting full GFM support. Tables, task lists, and strikethrough are GitHub-flavoured extensions — this tool covers the core syntax.
- Pasting unescaped HTML. Raw <script> or <style> tags should be filtered by the destination system, not trusted from input.
- Mixing markdown and HTML carelessly. It works, but it’s harder to maintain — pick one source format.
Markdown is plain text that becomes structure — the same “notation to meaning” idea as the roman numeral converter or the hex colour converter, where a short token encodes more than it looks like.