Plugins

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Updated at November 20, 2025

Besides the basic CommonMark Spec syntax, YFM provides a set of plugins with additional features and unique markup elements.

Warning

The order of plugins is important. When adding plugins, you should specify the full set of plugins

Plugin name	Description	Parameters	Added by default
Anchors	Automatically generate anchors for headers	`extractTitle`: Consider the first level header (type: bool, default value: false) `supportGithubAnchors`: Generate additional anchors compatible with GitHub (type: bool, default value: false) `disableCommonAnchors`: Disable generation of heading anchors (type: bool, default value: false)	+
code	Display the copy button in code blocks	-	+
Cut	Support for the cut markup	-	+
Deflist	Support for the definition list markup	-	+
File	Support for the file objects markup	`fileExtraAttrs`: additional attributes for the link	+
Tasks list	Support for the tasks list	`divClass`: classname for div wrapping the checkbox (type: string, default value: checkbox) `idPrefix`: prefix for checkbox id (type: string, default value: checkbox)	-
Images	Add images	`assetsPublicPath`: Path to icons (type: string, default value: /)	-
Imsize	Set the image size	-	-
Includes	Reuse content in a document	`getVarsPerFile`: A function that returns calculated variables using the path to the file (type: function, default value: -)	-
Links	Expand link syntax	-	-
Meta	Add metadata to the beginning of files	-	+
Notes	Support for the note markup	`lang`: A language for displaying the note type (type: string, default: ru)	+
Sup	Output text as superscript	-	+
Table	Support for multiline tables	-	+
Tabs	Support for the tab markup	-	+
Video	Add a video	-	+

The plugins included in the YFM package are listed above. You can also add additional plugins or write your own using the markdown-it guidelines.