Markdown Plugin

Overview

By default, JSDoc treats text in descriptions as HTML. The built-in plugins/markdown plugin parses descriptions as Markdown, letting you use headings, lists, code fences, and other Markdown syntax.

Enabling the plugin

Add plugins/markdown to the plugins array in your configuration file:

Add to your jsdoc.json{"plugins": ["plugins/markdown"]}

Usage

Once enabled, write Markdown directly in your descriptions:

/**
 * Fetch a user by ID.
 *
 * ## Example
 *
 * ```js
 * const user = await getUser(42);
 * console.log(user.name);
 * ```
 *
 * @param {number} id - The user's numeric ID.
 * @returns {Promise<User>} The resolved user object.
 */
async function getUser(id) {}

Configuration

The plugin exposes a small number of options under markdown in your config file:

{
  "plugins": ["plugins/markdown"],
  "markdown": {
    "hardwrap": false,
    "idInHeadings": false,
    "tags": ["description", "summary", "classdesc", "param", "property", "returns", "see", "throws"]
  }
}

Option	Type	Default	Description
hardwrap	boolean	false	Treat newlines as hard line breaks.
idInHeadings	boolean	false	Add id attributes to headings in the output.
tags	string[]	(several)	Tag names whose values should be parsed as Markdown.

See also

• Plugins overview
• Configuration file

Official reference: jsdoc.app/plugins-markdown