# Markdown contained in MD file does not get converted into HTML

**URL:** <https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 29, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742 "2019-12-29T05:02:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![vsiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@vsiege](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/vsiege)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742/1 "2019-12-29T05:02:40Z")

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I cannot get the markdown to parse when I build my project. I see no errors in the console and the template (\*.liquid) use a simple `{{ page.content }}` to inject the contents of the **create.md** file you see below. To be clear, I see all of the Front Matter injecting correctly into the template… but the actual Markdown in the MD file never gets converted into HTML.

FYI **This MD file is not part of a Collection or a Blog Post. All of those get converted into HTML from Markdown.**

**create.md** contents:  
—  
title: &title Create your Account  
headline: Sign Up For a New Account  
subheadline: Create Your Account  
—  
# Create Account  
This is a placeholder for the Create Account page  
### Page header

```
> Some quote about the content

```

**create.md** is location:  
_acc/create.md_

Any thoughts? Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![rdyar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/rdyar/32/710_2.png) [@rdyar](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/rdyar)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742/2 "2019-12-29T05:19:36Z")

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can you post a link to the repo?

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**Author:** ![vsiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@vsiege](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/vsiege)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742/3 "2019-12-29T16:30:59Z")

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Yes, no problem. Take your pick:

`https://gitlab.com/VincentVToscano/jekyll-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html.git`

OR

`git clone git@gitlab.com:VincentVToscano/jekyll-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html.git`

Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![rdyar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/rdyar/32/710_2.png) [@rdyar](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/rdyar)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742/4 "2019-12-29T17:20:56Z")

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I think it should be {{content}} not {{page.content}} in your layout, have you tried that?

```auto
page.content

The content of the Page, rendered or un-rendered depending upon what Liquid is being processed and what page is.

```

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**Author:** ![vsiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@vsiege](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/vsiege)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/markdown-contained-in-md-file-does-not-get-converted-into-html/3742/5 "2019-12-30T01:17:11Z")

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🏁 `{{ content }}` worked  
Thank you! I appreciate the help.