## Parsedown

Better [Markdown](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) parser for PHP.

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[ [demo](http://parsedown.org/demo) ] [ [tests](http://parsedown.org/tests/) ]

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### Features

* [fast](http://parsedown.org/speed)
* [consistent](http://parsedown.org/consistency)
* [GitHub Flavored](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown)
* friendly to international input
* [tested](https://travis-ci.org/erusev/parsedown) in PHP 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and [hhvm](http://www.hhvm.com/)

### Installation

Include `Parsedown.php` or install [the composer package](https://packagist.org/packages/erusev/parsedown).

### Example

```php
$text = 'Hello _Parsedown_!';

$result = Parsedown::instance()->parse($text);

echo $result; # prints: <p>Hello <em>Parsedown</em>!</p>
```