---
title: "Markdown Component"
slug: "markdown-component"
tags: ["module-builder", "module-builder-components"]
updated: 2026-09-24T13:32:19Z
published: 2026-09-24T13:32:19Z
canonical: "docs.unqork.io/markdown-component"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unqork.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Markdown Component

The Markdown component displays markdown-formatted strings as styled rich text. Use it to render dynamic content from AI Summarizer components, external API responses, or any other source that returns markdown strings.

> **How to read settings tables**
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> The tables below describe each configurable option as it displays in the UnqorkAI platform. Values are formatted as follows: `inline code` — a value to type exactly as shown | **Bold** — a value selected from a drop-down, radio button, tab, or choice chip | **ON**/**OFF** — toggle state | ✓ — checkbox checked | ☐ — checkbox unchecked

## Content

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Property ID | `key` | Text input | `md` | The unique identifier for this component instance. |
| Canvas Label Text | `title` | Text input | — | A display name for the component on the canvas. |
| Content | `content` | Code editor | — | Static markdown content to display. Used as a placeholder or fallback when no dynamic value is provided. |

## Display Settings

### Default State Options

| Setting | Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hide Field | `hidden` | Toggle | OFF | Hides the component from end-users but always displays in the Module Builder. |

## Supported Syntax

The Markdown component supports the following standard markdown syntax:

- **Headers**: H1 through H6.
- **Bold and italic text**: `**bold**` and `*italic*`.
- **Ordered and unordered lists**: Numbered lists and bulleted lists.
- **Links**: Inline hyperlinks.
- **Inline code**: Code formatted with backticks.

The Markdown component does not support extended markdown features like tables, footnotes, or task lists, and does not execute embedded scripts or HTML.

## Connecting to Other Components

The Markdown component displays the value written to it by other components in the module. To populate it dynamically, set the source component's output to the Markdown component's Property ID.

For example, set the AI Summarizer component's setting to the Markdown component's Property ID to render generated summaries as styled text. The Markdown component can also receive values from a Hidden component storing a formatted response, or from a Plug-In component that returns markdown from an external API.

## Limitations

- **Standard markdown only**: Extended features like tables, footnotes, and task lists are not supported.
- **No script or HTML execution**: Embedded scripts and HTML are blocked for security.
- **Complex nesting**: Deeply nested markdown structures might not render as expected.
- **No built-in content sanitization warnings**: Review the content source carefully when rendering user-generated content.

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**Changelog**

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| — | Initial publication. |

A string is an object that represents a sequence of characters. Strings typically hold data represented in text form.

Rich text is text that supports various types of formatting, like images and colors.

Rendering is the process of loading components and displaying the final result on the front-end screen.

APIs (application programming interfaces) are a set of protocols and definitions developers use to build and integrate application software. APIs act as the connective tissue between products and services.

A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module.

Canvas Label Text indicates the purpose of the corresponding field or component. For non-input components, the Canvas Label Text isn't end-user facing, and only appears in the .

End-users, also known as Express Users, are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product.

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language for for achieving font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects when creating web pages.

A data structure is the design used for organizing, using, and storing data.

Rendering is the process of loading components and displaying the final result on the front-end screen.