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Despite both being Google products, Gemini’s markdown doesn’t format in Docs. We fix that instantly.

The Problem

Google Docs turns your markdown into a wall of plain text

You copy a Gemini response, paste it into Google Docs, and despite both being Google products, the formatting breaks. Headings become plain text, bold shows as asterisks, and tables turn into pipe characters.

# Project Update

docs.google.com/document/d/1a2b3c

# Project Update# shows as plain text

Here's the **latest status** on Q4:**bold** not rendered

## Key Highlights

- Revenue grew by `42%`
- Satisfaction: **4.8/5**

| Metric | Value |Table is pipe chaos

|--------|-------|
| Users  | 1,200 |
| Growth | 42%   |

```javascriptCode block has no styling const g = calcGrowth(q3, q4); ```

Project Update

docs.google.com/document/d/1a2b3c

Project UpdateReal headings with hierarchy

Here's the latest status on Q4:Bold & italic preserved

Key Highlights

Revenue grew by 42%
Satisfaction: 4.8/5

Metric	Value
Users	1,200
Growth	42%

Clean table with borders

const g = calcGrowth(q3, q4);

Monospace code formatting

Compatibility

What works in Google Docs

Honest breakdown of what transfers and what doesn't.

Headings H1–H3

Full support

Render with correct hierarchy and sizing. Mapped to Google Docs’ built-in heading styles so they appear in the document outline.

Bold, italic & inline code

Full support

Bold, italic, and bold+italic all render correctly. Inline code appears in monospace with a light gray background.

Links

Full support

Render as clickable, underlined, blue text, exactly like native Google Docs links.

Tables

Full support

Render with borders, header row, and data rows. Bold text inside cells is preserved. Column alignment is not supported.

Lists & nesting

Full support

Unordered, ordered, and mixed nested lists render properly up to 3 levels deep with correct indentation.

Code blocks

Partial support

Render in monospace font, but lines appear separately without a containing background box. No syntax highlighting.

Strikethrough

Not supported

Google Docs ignores the <del> tag and text-decoration CSS. Strikethrough text appears as normal unstyled text.

Headings H4–H6

Partial support

All appear as bold text at the same size with no visual distinction from each other or from bold body text.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Copy the Gemini response, paste it into Unmarkdown™, click "Google Docs", then paste into your document. The formatting (headings, tables, code blocks, bold) will be preserved.

Even though both are Google products, Gemini outputs markdown and Google Docs doesn’t interpret markdown on paste. Google Docs uses its own formatting system. Unmarkdown™ bridges this gap by converting the markdown to rich text.

Yes. Gemini uses the same standard markdown syntax as ChatGPT and Claude: # for headings, ** for bold, ``` for code blocks. All AI tools output markdown that needs conversion for Google Docs.

No. Unmarkdown™ runs 100% in your browser. Your Gemini responses are converted locally and copied to your clipboard. Nothing is ever sent to any server.

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