HedgeDoc is an open-source real-time collaborative Markdown editor. This project was forked from — and is similar to — CodiMD (see the HedgeDoc website for a summary of the history of the project). As of November 2021, HedgeDoc version 2 isn’t yet publicly available — this page documents Markdown support in HedgeDoc version 1.

The HedgeDoc Markdown editor.

HedgeDoc Markdown Support

HedgeDoc provides support for the following Markdown elements.

ElementSupportNotes
HeadingsYes
ParagraphsYes
Line BreaksYes
BoldYes
ItalicYes
BlockquotesYes
Ordered ListsYes
Unordered ListsYes
CodeYes
Horizontal RulesYes
LinksYes
ImagesYes
TablesYes
Fenced Code BlocksYes
Syntax HighlightingYes
FootnotesYes
Heading IDsYes
Definition ListsYes
StrikethroughYes
Task ListsYes
Emoji (copy and paste)Yes
Emoji (shortcodes)Yes
HighlightYes
SubscriptYes
SuperscriptYes
Automatic URL LinkingYes
Disabling Automatic URL LinkingYes
HTMLPartialNot all HTML elements are supported.

Support for Additional Syntax Elements

As an added bonus, HedgeDoc provides support for several obscure elements.

ElementMarkdownRendered Output
Abbreviation*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language
The HTML specification is maintained by the W3C.
The HTML specification is maintained by the W3C.

See Also

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