Markdown guides & tips

Practical articles about writing Markdown: syntax, math, diagrams, previewing, exporting and hosting your own editor. Every example is ready to copy.

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Markdown Cheat Sheet: Syntax With Examples

Markdown cheat sheet with copy-ready examples: headings, bold, strikethrough, links, code blocks, tables, checkboxes, alerts and footnotes.

6 min read · Read → How-to

Markdown Preview Online: Live Side-by-Side View

Preview Markdown online with a live side-by-side view: what to look for in a previewer and how to open files and folders without uploading them.

5 min read · Read → Tutorial

How to Write Math Equations in Markdown (LaTeX and KaTeX)

Markdown math with LaTeX: inline and display equations, fractions, roots, matrices and aligned formulas — with examples that render on GitHub and KaTeX.

5 min read · Read → Tutorial

Mermaid Diagrams in Markdown: Flowcharts, Sequence Diagrams and More

Mermaid diagrams in Markdown: what they are and how to draw flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts and pie charts. Copy-ready examples and tips.

5 min read · Read → How-to

How to Convert Markdown to HTML (and PDF): 4 Ways

Convert Markdown to HTML in four practical ways — a one-click browser export, VS Code, Pandoc or a few lines of JavaScript — plus a quick route to PDF.

5 min read · Read → Self-hosting

How to Self-Host a Markdown Editor on Shared Hosting, Docker or nginx

Self-hosted Markdown editor with live preview in minutes: step-by-step setup on shared hosting (cPanel), Docker, nginx or Caddy. No database needed.

4 min read · Read →

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