Slack to Markdown Converter
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How Slack maps to Markdown
| Feature | Slack | Markdown |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | *x* | **x** |
| Strikethrough | ~x~ | ~~x~~ |
| Link | <url|text> | [text](url) |
Common gotchas
- Slack single-asterisk bold maps to double-asterisk Markdown.
- Slack <url|label> links unpack to [label](url).
- Slack has no headings to carry over.
Frequently asked
- What does Slack single-asterisk bold become in Markdown?
- Slack writes bold with one asterisk, so *bold* is rewritten to the double-asterisk **bold** that standard Markdown, GitHub and most editors expect.
- Where do Slack links go in Markdown?
- A Slack <url|label> link becomes a standard [label](url) Markdown link.