Markdown to Outlook

Outlook has no Markdown support in any version, and no setting turns it on: pasted #, **, and - characters stay visible in the compose window. This converter turns Markdown into HTML with a style attribute on every element, which is what Outlook desktop needs, because it renders mail with Microsoft Word's HTML engine and discards <style> blocks, CSS classes, and layout CSS. Press Copy Rich and paste into the compose window, or copy the HTML source for a sending tool. Headings, bold, italic, lists, links, blockquotes, tables, and inline code all survive. It runs entirely in your browser with no add-in and no sign-in.

Outlook never interprets Markdown, in any version. This converter inlines a style on every element, because Outlook desktop renders with Word's engine and drops <style> blocks and CSS classes. Press Copy Rich, then paste into the compose window. Sending to Gmail or a newsletter tool instead? Use the Markdown to Email converter.

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Markdown to Outlook guides

Outlook-specific answers: desktop versus web paste behaviour, ChatGPT drafts, tables, signatures, and why Word's HTML filter strips your styles.

Desktop vs WebNeither Outlook desktop nor Outlook on the web parses Markdown. They differ in what HTML survives the paste: desktop uses Word's engine, web uses a browser engine.ChatGPT to OutlookChatGPT writes in Markdown and Outlook never parses it, so a direct paste shows ** and ## in the compose window. Convert first, then paste as rich text.Tables in OutlookA pipe table pasted into Outlook stays a wall of pipes and dashes. Outlook needs a real HTML table with a border and padding inline on every cell.Signature From MarkdownWrite the signature in Markdown, convert it to inline-styled HTML, then paste the rich text into the Outlook signature editor. Keep it short and skip layout CSS.Why It StripsOutlook removes formatting for two separate reasons: it never parses Markdown, and Word's HTML filter discards style blocks, CSS classes, and shorthand properties.

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About Markdown to Outlook

Convert Markdown to Outlook-ready rich text. Outlook never interprets Markdown, so paste the converted version instead. This tool runs entirely in your browser, so your content is not sent to a server. MarkdownMe provides free, fast, and reliable Markdown tools for developers, writers, and anyone who works with Markdown.