markdown-it

markdown-it

Markdown parser done right. Fast and easy to extend.

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• Follows the CommonMark spec + adds syntax extensions & sugar (URL autolinking, typographer).
• Configurable syntax! You can add new rules and even replace existing ones.
• High speed.
• Safe by default.
• Community-written plugins and other packages on npm.

[!NOTE] If you are upgrading to v15, see the migration guide.

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Install (node.js):

npm install markdown-it

For a quick look at dist/ folder contents, see https://unpkg.com/markdown-it/. For browser you can use unpkg.com, esm.sh or any other CDN, which mirror npm registry.

Usage

import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it'
const md = new MarkdownIt()
const result = md.render('# markdown-it rulezz!')

More usage examples.

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