# \#pluto-markdown

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## [Using Commands from Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-commands-from-pluto/138964)

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**Author:** [@haroldnick0](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/haroldnick0)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-commands-from-pluto/138964 "2026-08-25T08:10:00Z")

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Is it possible to use external operating system commands from Pluto to automate the fossil add harold/tiddlers/\* step, so that only the final commit has to be done manually from the console?

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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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## [Space in html output in pluto notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/space-in-html-output-in-pluto-notebook/82338 "2024-08-07T17:42:10Z")

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I am able to create whitespace when using the string macro for markdown. However, Markdown.parse acts differently, and does not include the whitespace. But I have to use Markdown.parse to assemble strings to a table,…

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## [Displaying program generated markdown](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/displaying-program-generated-markdown/64997)

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**Author:** [@grahamstark](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/grahamstark)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/displaying-program-generated-markdown/64997 "2024-03-12T11:31:14Z")

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Apologies if this is an obvious question… I have a function that generates a big chunk of markdown with embedded newline characters. A simple version would be: function makemd() md"# HELLO\\n## Some\\n \* list\\n\* list\\n…

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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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## [Interdependent Widgets in one Cell](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interdependent-widgets-in-one-cell/98351)

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**Author:** [@GoodDayToYouAll](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GoodDayToYouAll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interdependent-widgets-in-one-cell/98351 "2023-05-07T18:41:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I am quite new to Pluto and I am a little stuck. Also I don’t know how to properly include Pluto code here, if this is possible, please tell me. Core Problem: As to my question: In principle I want to ac…

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## [How to print a single-spaced newline in Pluto Markdown cell?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-print-a-single-spaced-newline-in-pluto-markdown-cell/61138)

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**Author:** [@disberd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/disberd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-print-a-single-spaced-newline-in-pluto-markdown-cell/61138 "2022-06-15T07:33:22Z")

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Hi everyone, Is it possible to have a single spaced line-break inside a markdown block in a pluto cell of the form md""" \*something\* newline \*something else """ I read that markdown should support either multiple spa…

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## [Markdown inconsistency: PlutoUI, latexifications](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-inconsistency-plutoui-latexifications/78076)

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**Author:** [@gustaphe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gustaphe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-inconsistency-plutoui-latexifications/78076 "2022-03-18T11:05:02Z")

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I’ve previously solved the issue of interpolating latexified expressions in Pluto by using Markdown.parse() rather than md"". But rather unsatisfyingly, the opposite compatibilty constraints apply to PlutoUI elements: u…

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## [Hyperlink to a section](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hyperlink-to-a-section/74426)

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**Author:** [@dmsorokin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmsorokin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hyperlink-to-a-section/74426 "2022-01-24T15:30:10Z")

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Hi everyone. I am trying to create a hyperlink to a section within the same pluto document. Others have asked more complicated questions about hyperlinks here, but this simple question seems to not be addressed anywhere. …

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## [Center equation consisting of LaTeX and Julia in Pluto markdown](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/center-equation-consisting-of-latex-and-julia-in-pluto-markdown/73758)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/center-equation-consisting-of-latex-and-julia-in-pluto-markdown/73758 "2021-12-30T09:53:04Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to center align an equation in Pluto. Here is a MWE: md" $\\theta =$ $(string(round.(rand(3), digits = 3))) " The equation is left justified. I tried bringing in html to center it, but to no avail…

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## [How to display a Julia vector in Pluto markdown](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-display-a-julia-vector-in-pluto-markdown/73449)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-display-a-julia-vector-in-pluto-markdown/73449 "2021-12-21T19:00:30Z")

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Hi all, I want to display some latex equations and a Julia vector. Here is a minimum working example: md" \\lambda = $(round.(\[1/3,2/3\], digits = 3)) " Is there a way to improve the display of the vector? As you can…

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## [Use math symbols with Markdown.parse](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-math-symbols-with-markdown-parse/70632)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-math-symbols-with-markdown-parse/70632 "2021-10-29T16:38:53Z")

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I need to use Markdown.parse in Pluto in order provide links between notebooks (see this post). It is not clear to me how to use math symbols in Markdown.parse. Is that possible? I have a related question about supporti…

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## [Hyperlink to Pluto notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hyperlink-to-pluto-notebook/69818)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hyperlink-to-pluto-notebook/69818 "2021-10-15T23:42:14Z")

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Hi all, In Jupyter, it is possible to link one notebook to another using relative paths. However, this does not appear to work with Pluto. Here is what I tried: md""" # \[my link\]("my\_notebook.jl") """ The linked page …

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## [Programmatic Markdown in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/programmatic-markdown-in-pluto/68936)

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**Author:** [@Daneel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Daneel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/programmatic-markdown-in-pluto/68936 "2021-09-30T08:20:22Z")

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I want to programmatically generate markdown for a cell in a Pluto notebook to display a series of images. The following hard-coded markdown works. src is a list of local image files. md""" $(LocalResource(src\[1\])) """ …

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## [Pluto - Is possible to Auto Numbering for Headings?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-is-possible-to-auto-numbering-for-headings/66504)

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**Author:** [@eduardovrs](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/eduardovrs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-is-possible-to-auto-numbering-for-headings/66504 "2021-08-24T20:17:27Z")

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Is it possible that Pluto or PlutoUI automatically number the headings? I tried something like this post AutoNumbering, but only work is all text is in one cell. Thank you in advance for the help! Eduardo

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## [Pluto: does mardown needs a local installation of LaTeX?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-does-mardown-needs-a-local-installation-of-latex/66264)

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**Author:** [@VivMendes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/VivMendes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-does-mardown-needs-a-local-installation-of-latex/66264 "2021-08-12T16:54:45Z")

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Hi all, I have a local installation of LaTeX on my computer, and Pluto markdown is running smoothly. I am going to ask a lot of students to install Pluto, and most of them do not have a LaTeX local installation on their…

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## [String interpolation in markdown admonition in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/string-interpolation-in-markdown-admonition-in-pluto/63795)

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**Author:** [@dpkwhan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dpkwhan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/string-interpolation-in-markdown-admonition-in-pluto/63795 "2021-07-11T02:41:43Z")

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In Pluto, the following code snippet fails to properly interpolate the values. How to fix it? begin todo\_index = 3 md""" !!! todo "Todo $(todo\_index)" This is todo #$(todo\_index) """ end

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## [Markdown links formating](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-links-formating/59980)

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**Author:** [@maajdl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maajdl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-links-formating/59980 "2021-04-26T11:40:45Z")

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Hello Markdown URL links appear in bold in Pluto. Would there be a way to change this default behaviour? Would it be possible to see link appear as usual in normal blue fonts? Thanks Michel

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## [Markdown extra spaces in Pluto.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-extra-spaces-in-pluto-jl/54436)

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**Author:** [@TheLateKronos](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TheLateKronos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-extra-spaces-in-pluto-jl/54436 "2021-02-03T11:21:35Z")

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I want to create a space like the one you just passed. This is done using &nbsp; in markdown. However, when I put &nbsp; inside a md"" string macro or the Markdown.parse("") function in a pluto notebook, I g…

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## [Pluto Markdown Not Working](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-markdown-not-working/53433)

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**Author:** [@TI36XPro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TI36XPro)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-markdown-not-working/53433 "2021-01-18T07:12:54Z")

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Hello, I am trying to emulate the markdown in the Pluto NB shown here. Here’s what it looks like in my notebook. begin Cmin=10.0; Cmax=200.; Cslider = @bind SlideValC Slider(Cmin:0.1:Cmax, default=51); md" $(Cmin) …

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## [Colored markdown section with Pluto.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/colored-markdown-section-with-pluto-jl/53497)

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**Author:** [@cadojo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cadojo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/colored-markdown-section-with-pluto-jl/53497 "2021-01-17T20:13:47Z")

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In Pluto.jl, is there any way to create colored Markdown “tips” or “notes”, as shown in Julia’s Markdown Documentation? I think I’ve seen some Pluto notebooks on course channels on YouTube (mainly MIT courses), but I’m n…