Markdown to BBCode Converter – Convert Both Ways
About the Markdown & BBCode Converter
The Markdown & BBCode Converter works in both directions: turn Markdown into forum-ready BBCode, or convert BBCode back into Markdown, handling headers, bold, italic, strikethrough, links, images, code blocks, quotes, and lists. Type or paste your content and watch the conversion update live as you type.
It’s built for forum moderators, community managers, and writers who post the same content across platforms that use different formatting syntax. Once you’ve converted your content, the Markdown to HTML Converter is useful if you also need an HTML version, and the Text Diff Checker can help verify nothing was lost in translation.
The BigToolSite Team tested both conversion directions with headers, nested formatting, lists, and code blocks to confirm the syntax translates correctly between Markdown and BBCode.
How to Use the Markdown & BBCode Converter
- Choose a mode: Markdown to BBCode or BBCode to Markdown.
- Paste or type your content into the input box on the left.
- Watch the converted result appear instantly in the output box on the right.
- Use Copy Result to copy the output, or Download to save it as a text file.
- Click Clear to reset both boxes and start fresh.
Example Usage
Input (Markdown to BBCode): **Bold** and *italic* text with a [link](https://example.com)
Output: [b]Bold[/b] and [i]italic[/i] text with a [url=https://example.com]link[/url]
Input (BBCode to Markdown): [h1]Title[/h1] [b]Bold text[/b]
Output: # Title **Bold text**
Frequently Asked Questions
BBCode is common on phpBB, vBulletin, and many older forum platforms, using square-bracket tags like [b], [i], and [url] instead of Markdown’s asterisks and brackets.
Yes, triple asterisks in Markdown (***text***) convert to nested [b][i]text[/i][/b] tags in BBCode, preserving both styles.
Yes, Markdown’s dash and numbered list items convert into BBCode’s [list] and [*] tags, and BBCode lists convert back into Markdown’s dash or numbered format.
Markdown’s triple-backtick fenced code blocks convert to BBCode’s [code] tags in both directions, keeping the code content intact.
Yes, it’s completely free with no signup required.
