Quick Answer
A Markdown to HTML converter turns lightweight markup — # headings, - lists, **bold**, fenced code blocks — into the HTML a browser renders. This tool shows a live preview alongside the generated code, and escapes everything by default for safety.
What This Tool Does
Paste Markdown and the converter produces HTML for headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered lists, task lists, tables, blockquotes, horizontal rules, bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, fenced code blocks (with language class), links, images and bare-URL autolinks. A rendered preview sits below so you can confirm the output before copying.
Key Features
- Live preview — see the rendered result as you type.
- Tables — GFM pipe tables with column alignment (
:---,:--:,---:). - Task lists —
- [x]and- [ ]render as checkboxes. - Blockquotes & rules —
> quotesand---horizontal rules. - Code fences with language — ```js emits
class="language-js"for highlighters. - Strikethrough & autolinks —
~~gone~~and bare URLs become links. - Paragraph-aware — consecutive lines merge into one paragraph with soft breaks.
- Safe — fenced code content is HTML-escaped.
- Copy or download the generated HTML.
How to Use the Markdown to HTML Converter
- Paste Markdown into the input box (or load the Sample).
- Read the HTML on the right and the live preview below it.
- Click Copy to grab the HTML.
Use Cases
- Writing a README snippet and grabbing the HTML for an email or CMS.
- Converting notes into HTML for a page without a Markdown renderer.
- Learning how Markdown constructs map to HTML.
Tips
- Fenced code blocks (
```) are rendered as<pre><code>— perfect for snippets. - Raw HTML inside Markdown is intentionally escaped — use a proper Markdown editor if you need to mix both.
Privacy
Conversion happens locally — your Markdown never leaves the browser.
Conclusion
Markdown to HTML in one paste, previewed live and safe by default. Free forever.