People with write permissions for a repository can set the Markdown processor for a site.

supports two Markdown processors: kramdown and 's own Markdown processor, which is used to render Flavored Markdown (GFM) throughout . For more information, see "AUTOTITLE."

You can use Flavored Markdown with either processor, but only our GFM processor will always match the results you see on .

1. In your repository, browse to the _config.yml file.

2. Find the line that starts with markdown: and change the value to kramdown or GFM. The full line should read markdown: kramdown or markdown: GFM.

Further reading

• kramdown Documentation
• Flavored Markdown Spec