Docusaurus is an open-source static site generator that converts Markdown files to a documentation website. Created by Facebook, Docusaurus is written in the Node.js programming language. Thousands of organizations use Docusaurus to power their documentation websites. An example of a website generated by Docusaurus is shown below.
Docusaurus Markdown Support
Docusaurus provides support for the following Markdown elements. Docusaurus uses the remarkable Markdown processor.
| Element | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Headings | Yes | |
| Paragraphs | Yes | |
| Line Breaks | Yes | You can use a trailing backslash (\) instead of trailing whitespace. |
| Bold | Yes | |
| Italic | Yes | |
| Blockquotes | Yes | |
| Ordered Lists | Yes | |
| Unordered Lists | Yes | |
| Code | Yes | |
| Horizontal Rules | Yes | |
| Links | Yes | |
| Images | Yes | |
| Tables | Yes | |
| Fenced Code Blocks | Yes | Syntax highlighting is also supported. |
| Footnotes | Yes | |
| Heading IDs | Partial | Automatically generated. There's no way to set custom heading IDs. |
| Definition Lists | No | |
| Strikethrough | Yes | |
| Task Lists | No | |
| Automatic URL Linking | Yes | |
| Disabling Automatic URL Linking | Yes | |
| HTML | Yes |
See Also
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