^Features Markdown newlines

mdAutoNl2br feature amends the markdown library to automatically convert \n to <br> tags in text content, which is particularly useful for line breaks inside markdown tables where standard newlines don't work.

NOTE: This processes literal \n sequences (backslash followed by 'n'), not actual newline characters. Type \n in your source files where you want line breaks.

How it works

export function transformNl2br(content) {
  // Replace double \n\n first, then single \n to avoid double conversion
  return content.replace(/\\n\\n/g, "<br>").replace(/\\n/g, "<br>");
}

export default function mdAutoNl2br(eleventyConfig) {
  eleventyConfig.amendLibrary("md", (mdLib) => {
    mdLib.renderer.rules.text = (tokens, idx) => {
      return transformNl2br(tokens[idx].content);
    };
  });
}