The vocabulary of the Markdown to Image API

The 10 fields and concepts you'll meet in the response — defined in plain English, each with a real example value.

10 terms
General10

Markdown

A lightweight markup language using plain text formatting syntax that can be converted to HTML or other formats.

GitHub Flavored Markdown

An extension of Markdown with additional features like tables, task lists, and syntax highlighting.

Headless Browser

A web browser without a graphical interface, used for automated testing and rendering.

Open Graph

A protocol that enables web pages to control how their content appears when shared on social media.

PNG

Portable Network Graphics - a lossless image format ideal for text and graphics with sharp edges.

Rasterization

The process of converting vector graphics or text into a pixel-based image.

Rendering

The process of generating a visual output from source content (text, markup, or code).

CDN

Content Delivery Network - distributed servers that deliver content quickly based on user location.

Social Card

An image preview that appears when a URL is shared on social media platforms.

Syntax Highlighting

Colorizing code based on programming language syntax for better readability.

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