Markdown Preview: See Your Formatted Output Live
Markdown is a text-based format that converts to formatted HTML. A live preview tool shows your rendered output side-by-side as you type — useful for writing READMEs, blog posts, and documentation.
Markdown was created by John Gruber in 2004 to be a 'human-readable' way to write formatted text. # heading becomes a heading, **bold** becomes bold, [link](url) becomes a clickable link. It's the standard format on GitHub, Reddit, Discord, and most documentation systems.
Basic markdown syntax
| Element | Markdown | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Heading 1 | # Title | <h1>Title</h1> |
| Bold | **bold** | bold (bold) |
| Italic | *italic* | italic (italic) |
| Link | [text](url) | clickable text |
| Code inline | `code` | code (monospace) |
| Code block | ```\ncode\n``` | fenced block |
| Bullet list | - item | • item |
| Numbered list | 1. item | 1. item |
| Image |  | image |
Extended FAQ
What's the difference between common Markdown flavors?
CommonMark is the modern standard. GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) adds tables, task lists, strikethrough. Discord and Reddit have their own variants. Write to CommonMark for portability.
Are my pasted markdown saved?
No — runs entirely in your browser.