Typography

Streamdown comes with beautiful, built-in typography styles powered by Tailwind CSS. All standard Markdown elements are styled out of the box, ensuring your content looks polished without additional configuration.

Headings

Streamdown supports all six levels of Markdown headings with responsive sizing and proper spacing:

# Heading 1 ## Heading 2 ### Heading 3 #### Heading 4 ##### Heading 5 ###### Heading 6

Headings automatically include:

• Responsive font sizes that scale appropriately
• Proper font weights (semibold by default)
• Optimal line heights for readability
• Consistent vertical spacing

Text Formatting

Bold and Italic

Use standard Markdown syntax for emphasis:

**Bold text** or __also bold__ *Italic text* or _also italic_ ***Bold and italic***

Strikethrough

GitHub Flavored Markdown strikethrough is fully supported:

~~Crossed out text~~

Inline Code

Inline code is styled with a subtle background and monospace font:

Use the `Streamdown` component in your app.

Links

Links are styled with underlines and appropriate colors:

[Visit our website](https://streamdown.ai)

Features include:

• Distinct styling for regular links
• Proper hover and focus states
• Accessible color contrast
• Smooth transitions

Lists

Unordered Lists

- First item - Second item  - Nested item  - Another nested item - Third item

Ordered Lists

1. First step 2. Second step  1. Sub-step A  2. Sub-step B 3. Third step

Lists include:

• Proper indentation for nested levels
• Consistent spacing between items
• Clear visual hierarchy
• Appropriate markers (bullets/numbers)

Blockquotes

Blockquotes are styled with a left border and subtle background:

> "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." > — Stephen Hawking

Features:

• Left accent border
• Subtle background color
• Proper padding and margin
• Italic text styling

Code Blocks

Code blocks receive syntax highlighting via Shiki:

```javascript function greet(name) {  return `Hello, ${name}!`; } ```

See the Code Blocks documentation for detailed configuration options.

Images

Images are responsive and properly contained:

![Alt text](https://example.com/image.jpg)

Features:

• Responsive sizing
• Proper aspect ratio preservation
• Loading states
• Alt text for accessibility

Tables

Tables are fully styled with borders and hover states:

| Feature | Supported | |---------|-----------| | Markdown | ✓ | | Streaming | ✓ | | Math | ✓ |

See the GitHub Flavored Markdown documentation for more table features.

Horizontal Rules

Create visual separators:

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Paragraphs

Paragraphs receive proper spacing and line height for optimal readability:

This is a paragraph with normal text flow. It automatically wraps and includes proper spacing between adjacent paragraphs.  This is a second paragraph with appropriate margin top spacing.