Markdown Table to HTML Converter

You have a Markdown table — from GitHub, an issue tracker, a chat — and you need it in HTML. Pasting into a Markdown-aware editor works, but sometimes you want the raw <table> markup for an email, CMS, or web page that doesn't process Markdown. This converter takes a GFM table and emits clean HTML with proper alignment, escaping, and optional styling.

HTML output

Live preview

How to use the Markdown Table to HTML Converter

Paste a GitHub-flavored Markdown table. The HTML output and live preview appear instantly. Use the alignment syntax in the header separator: :--- = left, :---: = center, ---: = right.

About Markdown Table to HTML Converter

GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) tables are a popular Markdown extension (technically part of CommonMark via the GFM spec). A table consists of:

  1. A header row with pipe-separated cells.
  2. A separator row with dashes — at least three per cell. Optional colons indicate alignment (:--- left, :---: center, ---: right).
  3. One or more data rows with pipe-separated cells.

Leading and trailing pipes are optional but encouraged. Cell content can include any inline Markdown (links, emphasis, code) which is rendered. Multi-line cells aren't supported in basic GFM — use <br> tags for line breaks.

This converter does GFM-compliant parsing and outputs HTML. Optional classes match Bootstrap conventions; inline-styles mode produces fully self-contained HTML suitable for email (where external CSS is often stripped).

Common use cases

  • Email tables — converting a docs table to email-safe inline-styled HTML.
  • CMS / blog imports — your CMS doesn't do Markdown but you have Markdown content.
  • Static site generators with non-MD inputs — generate HTML to drop in.
  • Reports / dashboards — quickly render a tabular result that came in Markdown form.
  • Slack-to-email — Markdown copy-paste from Slack to email body.

Frequently asked questions

Does it handle inline Markdown in cells?

Yes — bold, italic, code, links inside cells are rendered. Block-level Markdown (lists, code blocks) is not supported by the GFM table spec itself.

Multi-line cell support?

GFM table syntax requires single-line cells. Use <br> for line breaks inside a cell.

Why offer inline styles?

Most email clients (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail) strip <style> tags but respect style="..." attributes. Inline-style mode produces email-portable HTML.