What is Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It lets you write formatted text using plain text syntax — easy to read and write. Markdown is widely used for documentation, README files, blog posts, and notes.
Why Convert Markdown to HTML?
HTML is the language of the web. Converting Markdown to HTML lets you publish to websites, create email content, and integrate with CMS systems.
Use Cases
- Web publishing — Write content in Markdown, convert to HTML for your site
- Email templates — Create formatted email content
- Documentation — Generate clean HTML for technical docs
- AI content — Format output from ChatGPT or other AI tools
Basic Syntax
# Heading 1
**bold** *italic*
[link](https://example.com)
- list item
```code block```