mdHtml(markdown)

Treats the text of its argument as markdown (GitHub-flavored) and translates it to HTML.

Any front matter in the markdown will be preserved at the top of the HTML output.

$ ori "Origami.mdHtml('# Hello, world')"
<h1 id="hello-world">Hello, world</h1>

See also Origami.mdOutline for extracting the outline structure of a markdown document.

Supported markdown #

The Origami.mdHtml command supports Github-Flavored Markdown, a strict superset of CommonMark that includes:

• Automatic translation of links like https://example.com
• Strikethrough: ~mistake~ becomes mistake
• Tables
• Task lists
• Syntax highlighting of programming code in code blocks
• Creation of heading IDs: # Hello, world! generates: <h1 id="hello-world">Hello, world!</h1>

Additionally, Origami.mdHtml adds typgraphic support for:

• Smart quotes: "Yes" and 'No' become “Yes” and ‘No’.
• En-dashes: -- becomes –
• Em-dashes: --- becomes —
• Ellipsis: ... becomes …