# Supported Markdown features

The native parser covers the most common GFM constructs:

    ATX headings (# Heading through ###### Heading)
    Fenced code blocks (``` and ~~~), with language and filename info strings
    Blockquotes (>), including block content (lists, code, tables) inside them
    Bullet and ordered lists, including custom ordered-list start numbers (5. item → <ol start="5">)
    Pipe tables with per-column alignment
    Strikethrough (~~text~~)
    Emphasis and strong (*em*, **strong**, ***both***, and the underscore variants)
    Inline code spans (`code` and ``code``)
    Inline links and images, plus the linked-image form [![alt](img)](target)
    Autolinks
    Hard line breaks (two trailing spaces, or a trailing backslash)
    Backslash escapes
    HTML5 character references

DokuWiki media parameters work in the Markdown image slot too, e.g. ![alt](image.png?200x100&right), and ?left/?right/?center alignment keywords are available.
Edit
What is not supported

A number of Markdown/GFM features are intentionally left out, mostly because DokuWiki is limited by its single-pass parser:

    Setext headings (underlined with = or -)
    Inline formatting inside headings (would require a larger renderer change)
    Task lists (- [ ]) → better suited to a plugin
    GitHub emoji shortcodes (:smile:) → may be added later
    Raw HTML pass-through → not supported in any syntax for security reasons
    Various obscure CommonMark edge cases (asymmetric delimiter runs, lazy continuation, certain indented-code interactions, etc.)

A full list of skipped spec cases with explanations lives in the test suite.