# marked

> A markdown parser built for speed

Latest version **18.0.13** (published 2026-09-12) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install marked
pnpm add marked
yarn add marked
bun add marked
```

Provides the command `marked`.

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 18.0.13 |
| Published | 2026-09-12 |
| First published | 2011-07-24 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >= 20 |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 483.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 37155 |
| Author | Christopher Jeffrey |
| Maintainers | chjj, styfle, amidknight, tonybrix |
| Keywords | markdown, markup, html |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/marked
- Repository: https://github.com/markedjs/marked
- Homepage: https://marked.js.org
- Issues: https://github.com/markedjs/marked/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/marked

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## Recent versions

- 18.0.13 (latest) — 2026-09-12
- 18.0.12 — 2026-09-07
- 18.0.11 — 2026-08-24
- 18.0.10 — 2026-08-18
- 18.0.9 — 2026-08-04
- 18.0.8 — 2026-08-04
- 18.0.7 — 2026-07-21
- 18.0.6 — 2026-07-09
- 18.0.5 — 2026-06-04
- 18.0.4 — 2026-05-19
- 18.0.3 — 2026-05-01
- 18.0.2 — 2026-04-18
- 18.0.1 — 2026-04-17
- 18.0.0 — 2026-04-07
- 17.0.6 — 2026-04-05
- … 209 more at https://npm.io/package/marked/versions

## README

<a href="https://marked.js.org">
  <img width="60px" height="60px" src="https://marked.js.org/img/logo-black.svg" align="right" />
</a>

# Marked

[![npm](https://badgen.net/npm/v/marked)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/marked)
[![install size](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/install/marked)](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=marked)
[![downloads](https://badgen.net/npm/dt/marked)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/marked)
[![github actions](https://github.com/markedjs/marked/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/markedjs/marked/actions)
[![snyk](https://snyk.io/test/npm/marked/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/npm/marked)
[![inspect.software](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inspect-software/badges/main/v1/m/markedjs/marked.svg)](https://inspect.software/software/markedjs/marked)

- ⚡ built for speed
- ⬇️ low-level compiler for parsing markdown without caching or blocking for long periods of time
- ⚖️ light-weight while implementing all markdown features from the supported flavors & specifications
- 🛠️ easily adaptable with [custom extensions](https://marked.js.org/using_advanced#extensions)
- 🌐 works in a browser, on a server, or from a command line interface (CLI)

## Demo

Check out the [demo page](https://marked.js.org/demo/) to see Marked in action ⛹️

## Docs

Our [documentation pages](https://marked.js.org) are also rendered using marked 💯

Also read about:

* [Options](https://marked.js.org/using_advanced)
* [Extensibility](https://marked.js.org/using_pro)

## Compatibility

**Node.js:** Only [current and LTS](https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/) Node.js versions are supported. End of life Node.js versions may become incompatible with Marked at any point in time.

**Browser:** [Baseline Widely Available](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Baseline/Compatibility)

## Installation

**CLI:**

```sh
npm install -g marked
```

**In-browser:**

```sh
npm install marked
```

## Usage

### Warning: 🚨 Marked does not [sanitize](https://marked.js.org/using_advanced#options) the output HTML. Please use a sanitize library, like [DOMPurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify) (recommended), [sanitize-html](https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html) or [insane](https://github.com/bevacqua/insane) on the *output* HTML! 🚨

```
DOMPurify.sanitize(marked.parse(`<img src="x" onerror="alert('not happening')">`));
```

**CLI**

``` bash
# Example with stdin input
$ marked -o hello.html
hello world
^D
$ cat hello.html
<p>hello world</p>
```

```bash
# Print all options
$ marked --help
```

**Node.js**

```js
import { marked } from 'marked';
const html = marked.parse('# Marked in Node.js');
console.log(html);
```

**Browser**

```html
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8"/>
  <title>Marked in the browser</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="content"></div>
  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/lib/marked.umd.js"></script>
  <script>
    document.getElementById('content').innerHTML =
      marked.parse('# Marked in the browser\n\nRendered by **marked**.');
  </script>
</body>
</html>
```
or import esm module

```html
<script type="module">
  import { marked } from "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/lib/marked.esm.js";
  document.getElementById('content').innerHTML =
    marked.parse('# Marked in the browser\n\nRendered by **marked**.');
</script>
```

## License

Copyright (c) 2018+, MarkedJS. (MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2011-2018, Christopher Jeffrey. (MIT License)

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