Which Markdown formatting works in WhatsApp?

The converter maps bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, code blocks, and lists to WhatsApp-compatible markers.

What happens to links and images?

Markdown links become their bare URL so WhatsApp can recognize them. Image markup and inline HTML are removed.

How are Markdown tables converted?

Each row becomes a separate labelled text block because WhatsApp has no table layout and pipe grids wrap poorly on phones.

Markdown to WhatsApp Converter

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Paste Markdown and get text formatted for WhatsApp. Headings flatten to bold, **bold** becomes *bold*, *italic* becomes _italic_, and each table row becomes its own labelled block.

Markdown input

WhatsApp-ready text

*Welcome to the team!**Today's agenda*
1. *Kickoff* at 10:00 AM
2. _Quick_ product demo
3. ~Lunch~ Working lunch :)
*Resources*
- Read the https://example.com/docs
- Check the `setup.md` file
- Review the budget table:

*Item 1*
- Item: Tea
- Cost: $3

*Item 2*
- Item: Cake
- Cost: $7

This div will be stripped for WhatsApp.

```js
console.log('hello WhatsApp');
```
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What WhatsApp supports

*Bold* → Bold

_Italic_ → Italic

~Strike~ → ~~Strike~~

`code` → code

```block``` → multi-line code

- item → bulleted list

Markdown features WhatsApp doesn't support are stripped or flattened: headings (#) become bold, images / inline HTML / horizontal rules are removed, and links collapse to the bare URL ([text](url) → url) so WhatsApp auto-links them. Tables have no WhatsApp equivalent at all, so each row is restated as its own block with the column headers as labels — a pasted grid of pipes wraps on a phone and loses which number belonged to which column.

How to use Markdown to WhatsApp Formatter

1Paste or write the Markdown message.
2Review how headings, emphasis, lists, links, code, and tables are adapted to WhatsApp text.
3Copy the result into WhatsApp, or download it as a text file.

Frequently asked questions

Which Markdown formatting works in WhatsApp?: The converter maps bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, code blocks, and lists to WhatsApp-compatible markers.
What happens to links and images?: Markdown links become their bare URL so WhatsApp can recognize them. Image markup and inline HTML are removed.
How are Markdown tables converted?: Each row becomes a separate labelled text block because WhatsApp has no table layout and pipe grids wrap poorly on phones.