Markdown Table of Contents Generator

Paste a Markdown document, get a Table of Contents back. Markdown list with anchor links, nested HTML, or a plain outline. Live, in your browser.

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 How the parser works 
     
  • ATX headings (# Title … ###### Tiny) and setext headings (text under === or ---) are both picked up.
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  • Headings inside ``` or ~~~ code fences are ignored.
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  • Leading YAML frontmatter (between --- markers) is skipped.
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  • Slugs follow the GitHub convention: lowercase, hyphens for spaces, punctuation dropped. Duplicates get a -1, -2 suffix.
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  • HTML output escapes the heading text; markdown output escapes pipes (|) so the result is safe to drop inside another markdown table.
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