Slack to Markdown Converter
Paste Slack mrkdwn and get standard Markdown for docs, GitHub or anywhere else.
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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
- Is Slack mrkdwn the same as Markdown?
- No. Slack mrkdwn uses single-asterisk bold and angle-bracket links, so it needs converting to standard Markdown.
- Where do Slack links go in Markdown?
- A Slack <url|label> link becomes a standard [label](url) Markdown link.