Markdown to WhatsApp Converter

Paste Markdown and get WhatsApp formatting that renders right in a chat.

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Fixes em dashes and filler

Rewrites em dashes to the punctuation that belongs there and strips filler from the converted output. Runs in your browser with no AI, and never alters the text you pasted.

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How Markdown maps to WhatsApp

FeatureMarkdownWhatsApp
Bold**x***x*
Italic*x* or _x__x_
Strikethrough~~x~~~x~
Link[text](url)text (url)

Common gotchas

  • WhatsApp bold is a single asterisk and italic is a single underscore.
  • WhatsApp has no link syntax, so [label](url) becomes plain label (url).
  • WhatsApp has no underline and no headings.

Frequently asked

Why does my Markdown bold stay as double asterisks in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp reads a single asterisk, so **bold** shows the asterisks instead of bolding. This converter rewrites **bold** to *bold* so it renders.
Why do my Markdown links break in WhatsApp?
WhatsApp has no clickable link markup, so a [label](url) link is flattened to label (url) plain text.

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