# \#markdown

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## [Documenter.jl and collapsible Markdown?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-and-collapsible-markdown/50898)

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**Author:** [@uwechsler](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uwechsler)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-and-collapsible-markdown/50898 "2026-07-16T14:15:52Z")

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Is it possible to have collapsible markdown elements in a documentation page (or even the navigation bar) created with Documenter? Here is an example: https://gist.github.com/joyrexus/16041f2426450e73f5df9391f7f7ae5f

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## [Arbitrary anchor in Documenter](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arbitrary-anchor-in-documenter/126311)

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**Author:** [@moble](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/moble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arbitrary-anchor-in-documenter/126311 "2026-07-07T09:38:14Z")

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The Documenter docs show how it’s possible to explicitly name a header with something like # \[Header\](@id my\_custom\_header\_name) which can then be linked to in the documentation with something like \[Custom Header\](@re…

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## [Documenter.jl cumbersome experience](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-cumbersome-experience/136552)

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**Author:** [@lilachint](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lilachint)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/documenter-jl-cumbersome-experience/136552 "2026-04-04T13:05:25Z")

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Hi! I’m a new user to Julia that wish to develop some packages. However, when it comes to documentation generation, I find it quite cumbersome. To be specific, I’m a lazy-ish person, and would try to generate documentat…

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## [Julia Markdown doesn't have strikethroughs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-markdown-doesnt-have-strikethroughs/74644)

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**Author:** [@brett\_knoss](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brett_knoss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-markdown-doesnt-have-strikethroughs/74644 "2026-01-08T23:40:38Z")

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Julia Markdown doesn’t do strikethroughs with the~~ ~~ notation, like Markdown, and this is a problem for showing simplification. What GitHub do I report this on?

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## [Strikethrough in Pluto Markdown block](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strikethrough-in-pluto-markdown-block/133969)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strikethrough-in-pluto-markdown-block/133969 "2026-01-08T23:37:44Z")

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I made a markdown block in Pluto to keep a to do list while I work on it. md""" # TODO: 1. Fix this. 2. Fix that. """ I can’t get strikethrough text to render. md""" # TODO: 1. ~~Fix this.~~ 2. Fix that. """ md""" # …

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## [How to text-save a DataFrame in markdown?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-text-save-a-dataframe-in-markdown/132628)

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**Author:** [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-text-save-a-dataframe-in-markdown/132628 "2025-10-03T13:26:20Z")

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I know about PrettyTables, but how do I save to file, let’s say table\_xy.md, a DataFrame ?

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## [Automatically convert a Pluto Cell to markdown](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/automatically-convert-a-pluto-cell-to-markdown/69012)

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**Author:** [@Bastien](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bastien)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/automatically-convert-a-pluto-cell-to-markdown/69012 "2025-03-22T09:03:45Z")

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Hi, I am thinking of using Pluto as a sort of Electronic Lab Notebook from where I could drive an experiment and do analysis on the fly. To avoid running a command (e.g. measuring the transmission of a device with a VNA…

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## [How to link to a type definition?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-link-to-a-type-definition/126332)

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**Author:** [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-link-to-a-type-definition/126332 "2025-02-26T21:53:18Z")

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How can I link to a type definition in a docstring? Not working: """ calculate\_AIC\_matrices!(body\_aero::BodyAerodynamics, model::\[Model\](@ref), core\_radius\_fraction::Float64, …

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## [How to write inline math variables, equations in Markdown inside Pluto?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-write-inline-math-variables-equations-in-markdown-inside-pluto/126041)

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**Author:** [@ghoshr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ghoshr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-write-inline-math-variables-equations-in-markdown-inside-pluto/126041 "2025-02-18T19:40:06Z")

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I am trying to write some mathematical variables and equations inline in Markdown in Pluto. I am trying to write \\dfrac{a}{b} = c and x inside other sentences. And not a/b = c and x. This is how I did it here, and how I …

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## [Markdown supported code-block languages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-supported-code-block-languages/69293)

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**Author:** [@disberd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/disberd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-supported-code-block-languages/69293 "2025-02-06T17:22:14Z")

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What are the language supported for synthax highlighting in markdown? Like this in a Pluto notebook for example: I have seen javascript and julia being used but didn’t find any reference saying which languages are s…

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## [Dark- and light-mode images in documenter](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dark-and-light-mode-images-in-documenter/124214)

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**Author:** [@moble](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/moble)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dark-and-light-mode-images-in-documenter/124214 "2024-12-27T18:37:32Z")

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In github markdown, you can supply two images and include them both in the markdown, appending #gh-dark-mode-only or #gh-light-mode-only to the end of the image url and the appropriate one will display, depending on whet…

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## [Eliminate blank lines in doc output](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/eliminate-blank-lines-in-doc-output/119719)

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**Author:** [@David\_Sagan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/David_Sagan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/eliminate-blank-lines-in-doc-output/119719 "2024-10-14T01:28:07Z")

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OK I know this is a relatively minor thing but it does irritate me. When I define documentation that has a list, there is a blank line between list items. This can take up a bit of space especially for long lists. Exampl…

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## [How to highlight REPL examples in (GitHub) README.md](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-highlight-repl-examples-in-github-readme-md/112943)

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**Author:** [@Abhro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Abhro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-highlight-repl-examples-in-github-readme-md/112943 "2024-07-23T17:01:00Z")

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I’m trying to highlight REPL examples in a standalone README.md file. How do I hint to GitHub that this should be stylized as a Julia REPL session? I know that standard Julia can be highlighted using the \`\`\`julia\`\`\` tag.…

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## [Unicode characters in Julia Markdown not exported to pdf](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-characters-in-julia-markdown-not-exported-to-pdf/110528)

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**Author:** [@nvah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nvah)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-characters-in-julia-markdown-not-exported-to-pdf/110528 "2024-02-22T08:46:25Z")

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Hi there, I’m relatively new to Julia and I am working in VS Code on a Mac OS. When I try to export my .jmd file which contains greek letters (\\alpha, \\varepsilon etc.), I get the following error message: Info: Weaving…

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## [Export md-files to PDF via Weave](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/export-md-files-to-pdf-via-weave/89278)

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**Author:** [@ellocco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ellocco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/export-md-files-to-pdf-via-weave/89278 "2022-10-26T07:46:11Z")

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Yesterday I struggled to export md-files via package Weave to pdf. Fist mistake was a search for a portable package for XeLaTeX, it took a while to understand that it is the best to install MiKTeX. As XeLaTeX is incor…

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## [Inline Math Rules / Reference / Cheat Sheet?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inline-math-rules-reference-cheat-sheet/108315)

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**Author:** [@benslinux](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/benslinux)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inline-math-rules-reference-cheat-sheet/108315 "2024-01-04T20:48:29Z")

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Is there a reference page somewhere in the Julia documentation with the rules for properly writing inline math strings? The string is then able to be converted with Latexify and used with Markdown to graphically render e…

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## [Markdown tables](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-tables/11385)

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**Author:** [@yakir12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yakir12)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-tables/11385 "2023-11-14T09:14:00Z")

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Is anyone sitting on or thinking of building an implementation to parse arrays (e.g. Matrix, DataFrame, AbstractArray, etc.) into markdown tables (specifically one of the four table formats described in pandoc’s document…

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## [Replace a markdown node with MarkdownAST/AbstractTrees](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replace-a-markdown-node-with-markdownast-abstracttrees/103799)

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**Author:** [@goerz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goerz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/replace-a-markdown-node-with-markdownast-abstracttrees/103799 "2023-09-24T20:01:18Z")

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I’m trying to figure out a way to replace particular nodes in a markdown syntax tree with a new list of sibling sub-trees. For example, I might want to replace the node (subtree) corresponding to the markdown \[text with …

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## [How to render figures in Pluto markdown?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-render-figures-in-pluto-markdown/67900)

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**Author:** [@yingqiuz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yingqiuz)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-render-figures-in-pluto-markdown/67900 "2023-08-11T13:13:08Z")

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Hi How to render local figures in Pluto.jl markdown? I’ve tried md""" !\[fig1\](fig1.png) """ in pluto notebook cells where fig1.png is under the same directory as the notebook. However, the figure was note rendered at…

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## [Docstring linting (e.g., check for missing argument descriptions in the docstring)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/docstring-linting-e-g-check-for-missing-argument-descriptions-in-the-docstring/102237)

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**Author:** [@abelsiqueira](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abelsiqueira)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/docstring-linting-e-g-check-for-missing-argument-descriptions-in-the-docstring/102237 "2023-08-03T12:45:17Z")

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Is there a package for linting the docstrings? I am looking for something like pydocstyle, but something that just checks that the arguments in the function signature are included in the docstring is already valuable.

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## [Problem with Data frame output in Quarto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-data-frame-output-in-quarto/101091)

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**Author:** [@paddingDuck](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paddingDuck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-data-frame-output-in-quarto/101091 "2023-07-02T20:37:40Z")

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Hello everyone! I have been using Julia for some time and have tried different ways to code. So far I liked Pluto, but wanted to try something else as well. Since I am coming from R, I wanted to try Quarto with Julia in …

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## [Microsoft Teams Markdown language options don't include julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-teams-markdown-language-options-dont-include-julia/99380)

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**Author:** [@Allan\_Baker](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Allan_Baker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-teams-markdown-language-options-dont-include-julia/99380 "2023-05-27T04:52:05Z")

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Our company is switching to Microsoft Teams. In the chat messages it allows code markdown to be included, but Julia-lang is not an option. Google and Bing searches don’t seem to tell me if there is a way to somehow ena…

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## [Interaction between \`Logging.jl\`, \`JuliaFormatter.jl\` and \`Documenter.jl\`?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interaction-between-logging-jl-juliaformatter-jl-and-documenter-jl/93504)

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**Author:** [@iago-lito](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iago-lito)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interaction-between-logging-jl-juliaformatter-jl-and-documenter-jl/93504 "2023-01-26T09:36:58Z")

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Hi there, I am very confused by the interaction(s?) between Logging.jl, JuliaFormatter.jl and Documenter.jl. My initial problem was that I had blocks like this in my package documentation: \`\`\`@example my\_function() # r…

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## [Fail to render LATEX output using Weave](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fail-to-render-latex-output-using-weave/75670)

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**Author:** [@lobshi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lobshi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fail-to-render-latex-output-using-weave/75670 "2022-12-05T21:17:54Z")

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I am using macOS and VScode. I find Weave.jl fail to render LATEX output. Example code: # Demo \*\*Everything\*\* works fine, \_except\_ for LATEX elements. I want beta in \`LATEX\`: 1. $\\beta$ 2. \`\`\\beta\`\` 3. $$\\beta$$ 4. \`\`…

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## [Parametric Markdown comments?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parametric-markdown-comments/89952)

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**Author:** [@mmv](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mmv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parametric-markdown-comments/89952 "2022-11-18T23:45:54Z")

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Hi! Following the recommendations given in Documentation · The Julia Language, I’d like to also automatically include information on the computer brand, type and model the operating system version the Julia version c…

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## [How to use Markdown reference links with Documenter.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-markdown-reference-links-with-documenter-jl/84232)

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**Author:** [@samo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/samo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-markdown-reference-links-with-documenter-jl/84232 "2022-10-31T11:27:03Z")

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I usually use Markdown reference links quite often in Markdown files for documentation, e.g. to write: CellArrays relies on \[StaticArrays.jl\], \[Adapt.jl\] and the Julia GPU packages \[CUDA.jl\] and \[AMDGPU.jl\]. \[StaticArra…

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## [\[Markdown Pkg\] Issues with parsing of nested list](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-pkg-issues-with-parsing-of-nested-list/85211)

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**Author:** [@o314](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/o314)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-pkg-issues-with-parsing-of-nested-list/85211 "2022-08-03T05:12:03Z")

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I need to parse a very simple nested list with julia markdown, but can’t get it correctly. The doc states to insert some newline. It works upto level 2, but it does not seem to work at depth 3 and more. LIST THAT BUGS …

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## [The default alignment of markdown table should be left-aligned?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-default-alignment-of-markdown-table-should-be-left-aligned/85344)

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**Author:** [@hyrodium](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hyrodium)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-default-alignment-of-markdown-table-should-be-left-aligned/85344 "2022-08-05T13:03:40Z")

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Julia’s default tables are right-aligned (See documentation), but many other markdown parsers default to left-aligned (e.g. GitHub markdown). I have made some PRs to some docs (PlotDocs.jl, Images.jl) because left-align…

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## [Extending STDLIB’s Markdown](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/extending-stdlib-s-markdown/84079)

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**Author:** [@cadojo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cadojo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/extending-stdlib-s-markdown/84079 "2022-07-12T10:24:19Z")

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I understand that Markdown.jl has been moved into stdlib: What is the standard Markdown implementation for Julia? I’d like to extend this Markdown syntax with MyST Markdown functionality. The Julia documentation states …

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## [What is the standard Markdown implementation for Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-standard-markdown-implementation-for-julia/84059)

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**Author:** [@cadojo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cadojo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-standard-markdown-implementation-for-julia/84059 "2022-07-11T16:28:05Z")

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I had remembered that Markdown.jl is the standard implementation of Markdown in Julia. I am working on a MyST-markdown wrapper in Julia, and I’m trying to see what the other implementations are. I see Markdown.jl is par…

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