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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/about-the-implementation-category/32 "2014-09-03T18:49:40Z")
Discussion about implementations details of CommonMark in specific languages. Please mention the language in the title of your topic for now. --- ## [How to render HTML to Markdown?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-to-render-html-to-markdown/4983)
**Author:** [@the\_arun](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/the_arun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/how-to-render-html-to-markdown/4983 "2026-09-28T11:50:18Z")
Using Commonmark java how to render html to markdown? I tried this example, but it is not rendering. @Slf4j class MarkdownTest { @Test void markdownTest() { String markdown = toMarkdown("\ Hello World!\<… --- ## [Hongdown: A CommonMark formatter with highly opinionated styles](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/hongdown-a-commonmark-formatter-with-highly-opinionated-styles/8986)
**Author:** [@hongminhee](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/hongminhee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/hongdown-a-commonmark-formatter-with-highly-opinionated-styles/8986 "2026-09-15T21:17:31Z")
I’m sharing Hongdown, a CommonMark formatter I built to solve a specific problem: existing formatters didn’t support the style conventions I needed. Background I initially tried using markdownlint with custom rules, bu… --- ## [Fullwidth Parenthesis in \*\* in Japanese texts](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/fullwidth-parenthesis-in-in-japanese-texts/8983)
**Author:** [@oxon](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/oxon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/fullwidth-parenthesis-in-in-japanese-texts/8983 "2026-01-01T13:14:28Z")
Japanese texts are not written in alphabetical characters and thus the fullwidth parenthesis characters (U+FF08 and U+FF09) should not be handled like normal parenthesis characters (U+0028 and U+0029). We do not usually… --- ## [MÖRK - a CommonMark parser written in Gleam](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mork-a-commonmark-parser-written-in-gleam/8973)
**Author:** [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mork-a-commonmark-parser-written-in-gleam/8973 "2025-11-06T06:51:39Z")
Documentation: https://hexdocs.pm/mork/ Code: https://git.liten.app/krig/mork MÖRK is a Markdown parser written in pure Gleam, with the ambition to be 100% spec compliant with Commonmark and eventually to implement al… --- ## [Issue with converting cmark AST to commonmark \[C\]](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issue-with-converting-cmark-ast-to-commonmark-c/4968)
**Author:** [@bbelay-ptc](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/bbelay-ptc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issue-with-converting-cmark-ast-to-commonmark-c/4968 "2025-03-24T11:20:07Z")
I’ve already posted this issue in the GitHub repository but I’ve not get a response yet. It seems there is an issue with cmark\_render\_commonmark function. When it gets as an input a document that has a text node with a … --- ## [\[Commonmark.js\] Bare hyperlinks with spaces: Are they supported?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-js-bare-hyperlinks-with-spaces-are-they-supported/4877)
**Author:** [@jsx](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jsx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-js-bare-hyperlinks-with-spaces-are-they-supported/4877 "2025-01-31T02:19:39Z")
Here: Allowing whitespaces in link URLs - #4 by ClikCode in 2018 @jgm wrote: I’ve already made the change allowing whitespace inside \<...\> links. But if I open commonmark.js demo and try \ **Author:** [@chrisalley](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/chrisalley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/eslint-officially-supports-linting-of-markdown-commonmark-or-gfm/4741 "2024-10-17T07:14:11Z") --- ## [New CommonMark implementation: The Markdown Package for TeX](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/new-commonmark-implementation-the-markdown-package-for-tex/4467)
**Author:** [@Vit\_Novotny](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Vit_Novotny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/new-commonmark-implementation-the-markdown-package-for-tex/4467 "2023-07-21T18:50:28Z")
In case we are keeping a list, there is a new implementation of CommonMark available. Namely, the Markdown Package for TeX has complied with CommonMark since version 3.0.0-alpha, as discussed at the TUG 2023 conference i… --- ## [\[ANN\] Cmarkit 0.1.0 – CommonMark parser and renderer for OCaml](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/ann-cmarkit-0-1-0-commonmark-parser-and-renderer-for-ocaml/4425)
**Author:** [@dbuenzli](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/dbuenzli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/ann-cmarkit-0-1-0-commonmark-parser-and-renderer-for-ocaml/4425 "2023-07-20T13:42:25Z")
Hello, It’s my pleasure to announce the first release of the Cmarkit OCaml library (API docs) which parses and renders the CommonMark specification. It’s likely unexciting for members of this forum so I’d just like to … --- ## [Announcing Common Lisp bindings for libcmark](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/announcing-common-lisp-bindings-for-libcmark/4201)
**Author:** [@HiPhish](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/HiPhish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/announcing-common-lisp-bindings-for-libcmark/4201 "2022-10-16T20:08:32Z")
Hello everyone, I would like to announce a new project: cl-cmark. It’s a Common Lisp system (what we call libraries) which wraps the reference implementation via FFI. There are two systems provided: libcmark exposes … --- ## [Proposal to allow specifying a text snippet in a URL fragment inside blockquotes in CommonMarkdown](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/proposal-to-allow-specifying-a-text-snippet-in-a-url-fragment-inside-blockquotes-in-commonmarkdown/4225)
**Author:** [@anon20778841](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon20778841)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/proposal-to-allow-specifying-a-text-snippet-in-a-url-fragment-inside-blockquotes-in-commonmarkdown/4225 "2022-08-07T04:39:48Z")
1. feature-name Proposal to allow specifying a text snippet in a URL fragment inside blockquotes in CommonMarkdown 2. feature-description 2.1 Overview Nearly all Markdown applications support the basic syntax outlined i… --- ## [Implementing extensions on top of the JS reference implementation](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/implementing-extensions-on-top-of-the-js-reference-implementation/4257)
**Author:** [@crawford](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/crawford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/implementing-extensions-on-top-of-the-js-reference-implementation/4257 "2022-07-25T19:44:01Z")
Hey all, I’ve been doing a bit of preliminary research into what it would take to get support for strikethrough added to my favorite chat application. There is an open issue but it is stalled, stating that it is a limit… --- ## [Questions about libcmark](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/questions-about-libcmark/4192)
**Author:** [@HiPhish](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/HiPhish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/questions-about-libcmark/4192 "2022-06-07T20:42:24Z")
Hello, I am in the process of creating a Common Lisp bindings library for the reference implementation and I have a few questions about libcmark. I am using the cmark(3) man page for reference. While I am at it, I also … --- ## [GITHUB MD files tags to allow for differential display of content](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/github-md-files-tags-to-allow-for-differential-display-of-content/4069)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Z](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Greg_Z)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/github-md-files-tags-to-allow-for-differential-display-of-content/4069 "2022-01-24T09:33:03Z")
I am using GitHub to describe our product in md files. We have many product versions with differential text depending on the version. Does Github markdown support tags whereby only specific text will be displayed depend… --- ## [SVG, no space, text: line shouldn't break](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/svg-no-space-text-line-shouldnt-break/4056)
**Author:** [@jdaw1](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/jdaw1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/svg-no-space-text-line-shouldnt-break/4056 "2022-01-15T16:43:28Z")
SVG, immediately followed by text. The SVG should cling to the text, but doesn’t. Example failure at jdawiseman.com/papers/bugs/20220115\_svg\_nbsp\_github\_markdown.md The bug can be seen in the wild at github.com/jdaw1/p… --- ## [RTL Languages Support](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/rtl-languages-support/203)
**Author:** [@obeid](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/obeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/rtl-languages-support/203 "2021-11-13T18:25:25Z")
It's mind-blowing that not a single flavor of markdown tried to address the localization issue. RTL (right-to-left) languages should be represented correctly in the rendered document (HTML or not). There's been fragmente… --- ## [Adding editor support for tables](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/adding-editor-support-for-tables/3947)
**Author:** [@anon60592718](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/anon60592718)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/adding-editor-support-for-tables/3947 "2021-08-25T20:30:02Z")
I love markdown, but something that makes me uncomfortable using markdown is bummer about having to write any table, I would have to start row by row and column by column. Another problem I notice is that if you have a l… --- ## [Should parsers save line/column information for inlines?](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-parsers-save-line-column-information-for-inlines/848)
**Author:** [@Knagis](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Knagis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/should-parsers-save-line-column-information-for-inlines/848 "2021-06-08T02:37:16Z")
Copied from Issues · commonmark/commonmark-spec · GitHub Currently the tab-to-space conversion is done before parsing so when the source column number is stored in the AST it does not match the character position in t… --- ## [\[JS\] micromark — a new way to parse Markdown](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/js-micromark-a-new-way-to-parse-markdown/3634)
**Author:** [@zamfofex](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/zamfofex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/js-micromark-a-new-way-to-parse-markdown/3634 "2021-04-23T04:53:11Z")
Hello! I wanted to be able to mention (for anyone that might be interested) that micromark has recently reached a working state. :tada: In case you haven’t heard of micromark, it is a unified project, and it implements … --- ## [Cmark: Autolinking syntax \`\<...\>\` vs. \`\[\[...\]\]\`](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/cmark-autolinking-syntax-vs/3397)
**Author:** [@ralf.ebert](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/ralf.ebert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/cmark-autolinking-syntax-vs/3397 "2021-02-17T04:45:46Z")
Hi, while I am very much in favor of all the syntax decisions of the original markdown syntax and the cmark spec, personally I dislike the autolink syntax \ (gruber, cmark spec), because: It’s o… --- ## [Language Server Protocol (LSP) Support for Markdown](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/language-server-protocol-lsp-support-for-markdown/3072)
**Author:** [@codytwinton](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/codytwinton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/language-server-protocol-lsp-support-for-markdown/3072 "2020-08-21T09:02:53Z")
I was taking a look at the LSP Spec and I noticed here that CommonMark currently doesn’t support this protocol. Is there anyone currently working on support for this? --- ## [Example 318,319 Entity Reference in Links \[Kotlin\]](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/example-318-319-entity-reference-in-links-kotlin/3332)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Belisle](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Matt_Belisle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/example-318-319-entity-reference-in-links-kotlin/3332 "2020-01-22T03:29:49Z")
I’m not entirely sure why these outputs utilize the numeric encoding for ö Example 318: \[foo\](/föö "föö") \\foo\\ (319 is similar) Just confused… --- ## [Paragraph continuation question (kotlin)](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/paragraph-continuation-question-kotlin/3296)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Belisle](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Matt_Belisle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/paragraph-continuation-question-kotlin/3296 "2019-12-10T04:16:01Z")
Hello im working on a parser for commonmark in kotlin and ran into something I don’t understand pertaining to lists Example 272 and 274 are very similar in that they both deal with list items interrupting paragraphs. O… --- ## [Commonmark.js ported to Emacs Lisp](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-js-ported-to-emacs-lisp/3137)
**Author:** [@taku0](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/taku0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 4:24am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-js-ported-to-emacs-lisp/3137 "2019-04-21T04:24:36Z")
I have ported commonmark.js to Emacs Lisp. It is based on 0.29.0 and almost line-by-line port. It passes all tests :sunglasses:. My aim is to parse documentation comments in Swift files while editing them (I’m maintai… --- ## [Surprising sublist structure and output](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/surprising-sublist-structure-and-output/3104)
**Author:** [@digitalmoksha](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/digitalmoksha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/surprising-sublist-structure-and-output/3104 "2019-03-13T16:50:13Z")
I was surprised this created something that worked: 1. 1. this 1. 1. and 1. that this and that Had to share my surprise… --- ## [Use CommonMark in HTML / PHP](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/use-commonmark-in-html-php/2841)
**Author:** [@WillWam](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/WillWam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/use-commonmark-in-html-php/2841 "2018-06-21T01:13:53Z")
My simple question here is, how would I easily implement common mark into an HTML / PHP document? e.g. echo commonmark-\>parse('# A header'); --- ## [Skip processing for markdown blocks](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/skip-processing-for-markdown-blocks/2966)
**Author:** [@vinvin](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/vinvin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/skip-processing-for-markdown-blocks/2966 "2019-03-07T00:55:26Z")
Hello, how can I skip markdown processing for certain codeblocks? I have Latex codeblocks in my markdown like that: \\& \\& which gets processesd to && and then breaks the latex processing. Thanks a lot! --- ## [CommonMark (Java) Markdown \*output\*](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-java-markdown-output/3020)
**Author:** [@dmlloyd](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/dmlloyd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/commonmark-java-markdown-output/3020 "2018-12-23T08:46:00Z")
I’m evaluating using CommonMark for a project I am working on, but one thing I need is the ability to render a Node tree as Markdown. It seems unusual for a DOM of any kind to not be able to render its original input fo… --- ## [Mistletoe: a fast, extensible CommonMark implementation in pure Python](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mistletoe-a-fast-extensible-commonmark-implementation-in-pure-python/2835)
**Author:** [@miyu](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/miyu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/mistletoe-a-fast-extensible-commonmark-implementation-in-pure-python/2835 "2018-06-11T01:21:01Z")
I’ve personally wanted a CommonMark-conformant parser implementation in pure Python for a while. python-markdown and mistune, for example, both supports Gruber’s specification, but not CommonMark. There is, more recently… [Next page](https://talk.commonmark.org/c/implementation/5.md?page=1)