Markdown to HTML

Markdown was designed as a lightweight alternative to HTML for writing content. Every Markdown element has a direct HTML equivalent: # Heading becomes <h1>, **bold** becomes <strong>, [link](url) becomes <a href>. A Markdown-to-HTML converter parses these patterns and outputs valid, semantic HTML.

This tool converts in real time as you type. It handles headings (h1-h6), bold, italic, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, code blocks (both inline and fenced), blockquotes, horizontal rules, and paragraphs. The output is clean HTML without unnecessary wrapper divs or class attributes — ready to paste into any CMS, email template, or static site.

Common use cases include converting README files to HTML for documentation sites, preparing email newsletter content, migrating blog posts between platforms, and generating HTML snippets from quick Markdown drafts. Unlike a Markdown preview tool (which renders the visual output), this converter gives you the raw HTML source code to copy and use directly.