# @codemirror/lang-markdown [](https://www.npmjs.org/package/@codemirror/lang-markdown) [ [**WEBSITE**](https://codemirror.net/) | [**ISSUES**](https://github.com/codemirror/dev/issues) | [**FORUM**](https://discuss.codemirror.net/c/next/) | [**CHANGELOG**](https://github.com/codemirror/lang-markdown/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) ] This package implements Markdown language support for the [CodeMirror](https://codemirror.net/) code editor. The [project page](https://codemirror.net/) has more information, a number of [examples](https://codemirror.net/examples/) and the [documentation](https://codemirror.net/docs/). This code is released under an [MIT license](https://github.com/codemirror/lang-markdown/tree/main/LICENSE). We aim to be an inclusive, welcoming community. To make that explicit, we have a [code of conduct](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/) that applies to communication around the project. ## Usage ```javascript import {EditorView, basicSetup} from "codemirror" import {markdown} from "@codemirror/lang-markdown" const view = new EditorView({ parent: document.body, doc: `*CodeMirror* Markdown \`mode\``, extensions: [basicSetup, markdown()] }) ``` ## API Reference
markdown(config?: Object = {}) → LanguageSupportMarkdown language support.
configdefaultCodeLanguage?: Language | LanguageSupportWhen given, this language will be used by default to parse code blocks.
codeLanguages?: readonly LanguageDescription[] | fn(info: string) → Language | LanguageDescription | nullA source of language support for highlighting fenced code
blocks. When it is an array, the parser will use
LanguageDescription.matchLanguageName
with the fenced code info to find a matching language. When it
is a function, will be called with the info string and may
return a language or LanguageDescription object.
addKeymap?: booleanSet this to false to disable installation of the Markdown keymap.
extensions?: MarkdownExtensionMarkdown parser extensions to add to the parser.
base?: LanguageThe base language to use. Defaults to
commonmarkLanguage.
By default, the extension installs an autocompletion source that
completes HTML tags when a < is typed. Set this to false to
disable this.
pasteURLAsLink?: booleanThe returned language contains
pasteURLAsLink as a support
extension unless you set this to false.
htmlTagLanguage?: LanguageSupportBy default, HTML tags in the document are handled by the HTML language package with tag matching turned off. You can pass in an alternative language configuration here if you want.
markdownLanguage: LanguageLanguage support for GFM plus subscript, superscript, and emoji syntax.
commonmarkLanguage: LanguageLanguage support for strict CommonMark.
insertNewlineContinueMarkup: StateCommandThis command, when invoked in Markdown context with cursor selection(s), will create a new line with the markup for blockquotes and lists that were active on the old line. If the cursor was directly after the end of the markup for the old line, trailing whitespace and list markers are removed from that line.
The command does nothing in non-Markdown context, so it should not be used as the only binding for Enter (even in a Markdown document, HTML and code regions might use a different language).
insertNewlineContinueMarkupCommand(config?: Object = {}) → StateCommandReturns a command like
insertNewlineContinueMarkup,
allowing further configuration.
confignonTightLists?: booleanBy default, when pressing enter in a blank second item in a tight (no blank lines between items) list, the command will insert a blank line above that item, starting a non-tight list. Set this to false to disable this behavior.
deleteMarkupBackward: StateCommandThis command will, when invoked in a Markdown context with the cursor directly after list or blockquote markup, delete one level of markup. When the markup is for a list, it will be replaced by spaces on the first invocation (a further invocation will delete the spaces), to make it easy to continue a list.
When not after Markdown block markup, this command will return false, so it is intended to be bound alongside other deletion commands, with a higher precedence than the more generic commands.
markdownKeymap: readonly KeyBinding[]A small keymap with Markdown-specific bindings. Binds Enter to
insertNewlineContinueMarkup
and Backspace to
deleteMarkupBackward.
pasteURLAsLink: ExtensionAn extension that intercepts pastes when the pasted content looks like a URL and the selection is non-empty and selects regular text, making the selection a link with the pasted URL as target.