Not automatic. This tool only escapes, it does not structure content.

Pipe characters are escaped; build tables manually if needed.

Keep your original in the input field or paste again.

Basic punctuation set; GFM extensions may need extra handling.

Escape Markdown Online – Make Plain Text Safe in Markdown

Prevent accidental headings, emphasis, or links when embedding user quotes in Markdown. This is an escape pass—not a full Markdown-to-HTML converter.

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Backslashes are doubled first; then common Markdown punctuation is prefixed with backslash.

Newlines are unchanged. Add block quotes or code fences in your editor if needed.

Escaping rules differ inside code spans, links, and HTML blocks; this is a quick plain-text pass.

Escaping Markdown is not the same as sanitizing HTML; review before rendering.

Convert to headings?: Not automatic. This tool only escapes, it does not structure content.
Tables?: Pipe characters are escaped; build tables manually if needed.
Undo?: Keep your original in the input field or paste again.
GitHub flavor?: Basic punctuation set; GFM extensions may need extra handling.