+++ title = "tables and advanced formatting" date = 2026-04-16 description = "tables, footnotes, task lists, and more" [taxonomies] tags = ["markdown", "demo"] +++
zola's markdown renderer supports several extensions beyond standard CommonMark.
tables
| feature | status | notes |
|---|---|---|
| markdown | working | full CommonMark support |
| syntax highlighting | working | 200+ languages via giallo |
| shortcodes | working | custom template snippets |
| taxonomies | working | tags, categories |
| table of contents | working | auto-generated from headings |
| internal links | working | compile-time validation |
| feeds | working | Atom/RSS generation |
| sass/scss | pending | needs separate worker |
task lists
basic markdown
syntax highlighting
shortcodes
taxonomies and tags
table of contents
internal links
image processing (resize, crop)
sass/scss compilation
search index
footnotes
zola supports footnotes[1] for adding references and citations without interrupting the reading flow[2].
strikethrough
this text is struck through — useful for showing corrections or deprecated information.
horizontal rules
three dashes create a separator:
content continues after the rule.