Markdown to HTML Converter (Vanilla JS)

Overview

A quick exercise: built a small Markdown → HTML converter in JavaScript.

Purpose:

• Stress-test string manipulation and regex-driven parsing (capture groups, flags, lazy vs greedy matching, order-dependent transforms).
• No libraries, no markdown engines — just core logic.

Features

• Converts basic Markdown syntax (headings, bold, italics, code, lists, etc.) to HTML.
• All logic written from scratch using JavaScript's String and RegExp APIs.
• Simple, clean UI for input and preview (polished with CSS).

How to Use

1. Open index.html in your browser.
2. Type Markdown into the left textarea.
3. See the raw HTML and live preview update instantly.

File Structure

• index.html — Main HTML structure
• styles.css — UI styling
• app.js — Markdown parsing and DOM logic

Why?

• Practice advanced regex and string manipulation in JS
• Explore order-dependent parsing challenges
• No reliance on third-party libraries

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This is a learning project, not a production-ready Markdown engine.