Markdown Preview
Live Markdown to HTML preview
Paste Markdown first to compare source and rendered output immediately; syntax cases and deeper notes are available in Advanced mode.
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About this tool
Preview simple Markdown while inspecting generated HTML. This lightweight converter handles common headings, emphasis and basic block forms, but does not implement the complete CommonMark or GFM grammar. Use the destination renderer to verify tables, nested structures, images and code-heavy documents before publishing; the preview does not certify HTML for safe embedding.
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## Release notes
**Ready** for review.
Check the heading and emphasis in Preview; inspect their tags in HTML.Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an exact GitHub preview?
No. Parsing uses local simplified rules, so complex nesting, escaped delimiters, task lists and other dialect details can differ. The same source should be checked in the renderer used for publication.
What does the word count mean?
It counts whitespace-separated pieces, not linguistic words. A Chinese sentence without spaces can count as one piece. Character count is JavaScript string length, measured in UTF-16 units.
Can I paste the generated HTML into any site?
Review it against the destination’s HTML and security rules first. This preview is a rendering aid, not a sanitizer, accessibility audit or cross-platform compatibility test.
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