Why does Jira not render my Markdown?
Jira Server and Data Center use their own wiki markup, not Markdown. Even Jira Cloud's editor handles pasted Markdown inconsistently. Converting to wiki markup makes formatting reliable.
Markdown to Jira Converter
Paste Markdown and get Jira wiki markup that renders correctly in tickets and comments.
How to use:
- Paste or type Markdown into the input below
- The Jira wiki markup updates as you type
- Copy the output and paste it into a Jira description or comment
- In Jira Cloud, paste into the editor or use the Text/wiki mode if available
Why Jira Needs Wiki Markup
Jira Server and Data Center do not understand Markdown at all — their descriptions and comments use Atlassian's own wiki markup, where bold is *text*, headings are h2., and code lives inside {code} macros. Paste raw Markdown there and you get literal asterisks, hashes, and backticks.
Jira Cloud's newer editor accepts some Markdown shortcuts while you type, but it handles pasted Markdown inconsistently: tables, fenced code blocks, and nested lists often break. Converting to wiki markup first makes the formatting reliable in both flavors of Jira — and in other Atlassian tools that share the same syntax.
What Gets Produced
✓Headings → h1. through h6.
✓Bold/italic/strike → *text*, _text_, -text-
✓Inline code → {{monospace}}
✓Code blocks → {code:language} blocks
✓Blockquotes → bq. or {quote}
✓Nested lists → * and # markers
✓Links → [text|url]
✓Tables → ||header|| and |cell| rows
Images become Jira's !url! syntax and horizontal rules become ----. Everything runs locally in your browser, so ticket content never leaves your machine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Jira constructs are produced?
Headings (h2.), bold and italic, monospace, {code} blocks with language, bq. and {quote} quotes, nested lists, [text|url] links, !image! syntax, and ||header|| tables.