# Markdown

Full markdown renderer for terminal



<ComponentPreview base="ink" name="markdown-demo" />

Installation [#installation]

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      Command
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  <TabsContent value="cli">
    ```bash
    npx shadcn@latest add @termcn/ink/markdown
    ```
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    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Install the following dependencies:
      </Step>

      ```bash
      npm install ink
      ```

      <Step>
        Copy and paste the following code into your project.
      </Step>

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/ui/types.ts" title="components/ui/types.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/themes/default.ts" title="lib/terminal-themes/default.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-theme.ts" title="hooks/use-theme.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-unicode.ts" title="hooks/use-unicode.ts" />

      <ComponentSource src="registry/bases/ink/hooks/use-motion.ts" title="hooks/use-motion.ts" />

      <ComponentSource base="ink" name="markdown" title="components/ui/markdown.tsx" />

      <Step>
        Update the import paths to match your project setup.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
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Usage [#usage]

```tsx
import { Markdown } from "@/components/ui/markdown";
```

```tsx
<Markdown>{`# Welcome\n\nThis is **bold** and *italic* text.`}</Markdown>
```

Examples [#examples]

Streaming [#streaming]

While tokens arrive, enable `streaming` to blink a cursor after the last line and auto-close an odd number of Markdown fenced code blocks so partial streams still render.

<ComponentPreview base="ink" name="markdown-streaming-demo" />

API Reference [#api-reference]

Markdown [#markdown]

| Prop        | Type      | Default    |
| ----------- | --------- | ---------- |
| `children`  | `string`  | `required` |
| `width`     | `number`  | -          |
| `streaming` | `boolean` | `false`    |
| `cursor`    | `string`  | `"▌"`      |

Notes [#notes]

Accessibility [#accessibility]

termcn exposes the following behavior through Ink's terminal accessibility APIs. This is not a browser ARIA or general WCAG-conformance claim.

* **Screen reader:** Ink labels and semantic state expose the component without relying on visual styling alone.