Markdown/Flavor/GitLab

• GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM)

  • Why – start with CommonMark + GFM then add diagrams, alerts, collapsible sections, color chips to match GitLab UI needsGitLab Docs
  • Use – issues, epics, wikis, snippets across self-hosted and SaaS GitLab
  • Renderers – gitlab-markup Ruby gem (server) plus JavaScript client converter
  • Interactive / data – supports inline math, Mermaid/PlantUML, collapsible details, and front-matter for CI-templates; cross-reference links update live in UI