Configures markdown-it parser with plugins for syntax highlighting,
callout blocks (admonitions), and footnotes. Enables typographer for smart quotes,
dashes, and proper punctuation. HTML output from markdown is preserved.

Properties

Name Type Description
syntaxHighlight plugin Code syntax highlighting for fenced code blocks
markdown_it_obsidian_callouts plugin Callout/admonition blocks support
markdownItFootnote plugin Footnote support with references
html option Allow HTML in markdown content
breaks option Treat newlines as breaks (soft line breaks)
linkify option Auto-detect and linkify URLs
typographer option Enable smart typography (quotes, dashes, etc.)

Examples

// Markdown features available:
// Callout block (Obsidian syntax)
> [!NOTE]
> This is a note callout
// Footnote
This text has a footnote[^1].
[^1]: This is the footnote content
// Code block with syntax highlighting
```javascript
const code = "highlighted";

// Smart typography
“Quotes” become “curly”
… becomes …
— becomes –



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**Source:** `/Users/francisfontaine/Documents/GitHub/Standard/src/eleventy/markdown.js`