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As of Version 14.3, the Markdown format is supported by Import.

Function Repository Resource:

 ImportMarkdownString

Source Notebook

Convert a string in Markdown format to a formatted expression

Contributed by: Richard Hennigan (Wolfram Research)

ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["markdown"]

imports "markdown" as a formatted expression.

ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["markdown","prop"]

imports the specified property "prop" from "markdown".

Details

The value for "prop" can be any of the following:
Automatica formatted expression
"Cell"a Cell expression that represents the formatted content
"Notebook"a Notebook expression

Examples

Basic Examples (7) 

Import a markdown string as a formatted expression:

In[1]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["**bold** and *italic* text"]
Out[1]=

Inline TEX formatting:

In[2]:=
ResourceFunction[ "ImportMarkdownString"]["Math formatting: $$\\int_0^1 \\sin (\\sin (x)) \\, dx$$"]
Out[2]=

Hyperlinks:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction[ "ImportMarkdownString"]["Visit [this website](https://www.wolfram.com) for more information."]
Out[3]=

Automatic documentation links:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction[ "ImportMarkdownString"]["My favorite Wolfram Language symbols are `Plot` and `Table`."]
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Inline code and code blocks:

In[5]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["Plot a function `f[x]` with: ```wl Plot[f[x], {x, -5, 5}] ```"]
Out[5]=

Images:

In[6]:=
ResourceFunction[ "ImportMarkdownString"]["A markdown image: ![rose](http://exampledata.wolfram.com/rose.gif)"]
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Document structures:

In[7]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["# My Title ## First section * Item 1 * Item 2 * Subitem 1 * Subitem 2 ## Second section This is *really* cool. --- That was a horizontal delimiter."]
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Scope (2) 

Get a Cell expression from a markdown string:

In[8]:=
ResourceFunction[ "ImportMarkdownString"]["**bold** and *italic* text", "Cell"]
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Print it:

In[9]:=
CellPrint[%]

bold and italic text

Get a Notebook expression with content divided into multiple cells:

In[10]:=
Short[notebook = ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["# My Title ## First section Look at this cat: ```wl ColorNegate[\[FreeformPrompt][\"picture of a cat\"]] ``` ## Second section ![rose](http://exampledata.wolfram.com/rose.gif)", "Notebook"]]
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See the notebook:

In[11]:=
NotebookPut[%]
Out[11]=

Properties and Relations (2) 

For many simple markdown strings, ExportMarkdownString and ImportMarkdownString are effectively inverses of one another:

In[12]:=
ResourceFunction["ExportMarkdownString"][ ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["**bold** and *italic* text"]]
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ImportMarkdownString supports some additional special syntax for Wolfram Language code blocks:

In[13]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportMarkdownString"]["Natural language inputs: ```wl GeoDistance[\[FreeformPrompt][\"Los Angeles, CA\"], \[FreeformPrompt][\"San Francisco, CA\"]] ```"]
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Requirements

Wolfram Language 14.0 (January 2024) or above

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 23 August 2024

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