Markdown ↔ HTML: When to Convert Each Way

Guide to converting between Markdown and HTML for docs, blogs, and CMS workflows.

Markdown and HTML are the two dominant formats for web content. Markdown is easier to write. HTML gives full control over structure and styling.

Markdown → HTML

  • Publishing README files to documentation sites
  • Converting blog drafts to CMS HTML
  • Static site generators (Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js MDX)
  • Email templates from Markdown source
Convert Markdown to HTML →

HTML → Markdown

  • Migrating WordPress or CMS content to Markdown
  • Cleaning up exported HTML for GitHub docs
  • Creating editable source from legacy web pages
  • Simplifying HTML-heavy content for version control
Convert HTML to Markdown →

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