diff --git a/src/components/Content/index.tsx b/src/components/Content/index.tsx
index 81ceaa0..a50862f 100644
--- a/src/components/Content/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Content/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   parseContent
 } from '@/lib/content-parser'
 import { getImetaInfosFromEvent } from '@/lib/event'
+import { containsMarkdown } from '@/lib/markdown'
 import { getEmojiInfosFromEmojiTags, getImetaInfoFromImetaTag } from '@/lib/tag'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import mediaUpload from '@/services/media-upload.service'
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import Emoji from '../Emoji'
 import ExternalLink from '../ExternalLink'
 import HighlightButton from '../HighlightButton'
 import ImageGallery from '../ImageGallery'
+import MarkdownContent from '../MarkdownContent'
 import MediaPlayer from '../MediaPlayer'
 import PostEditor from '../PostEditor'
 import WebPreview from '../WebPreview'
@@ -50,9 +52,11 @@ export default function Content({
   const [showHighlightEditor, setShowHighlightEditor] = useState(false)
   const [selectedText, setSelectedText] = useState('')
   const translatedEvent = useTranslatedEvent(event?.id)
+  const resolvedContent = translatedEvent?.content ?? event?.content ?? content
+  const isMarkdown = useMemo(() => resolvedContent ? containsMarkdown(resolvedContent) : false, [resolvedContent])
   const { nodes, allImages, lastNormalUrl, emojiInfos } = useMemo(() => {
-    const _content = translatedEvent?.content ?? event?.content ?? content
-    if (!_content) return {}
+    if (!resolvedContent || isMarkdown) return {}
+    const _content = resolvedContent
 
     const nodes = parseContent(_content, [
       EmbeddedEventParser,
@@ -96,17 +100,42 @@ export default function Content({
       typeof lastNormalUrlNode?.data === 'string' ? lastNormalUrlNode.data : undefined
 
     return { nodes, allImages, emojiInfos, lastNormalUrl }
-  }, [event, translatedEvent, content])
-
-  if (!nodes || nodes.length === 0) {
-    return null
-  }
+  }, [event, resolvedContent, isMarkdown])
 
   const handleHighlight = (text: string) => {
     setSelectedText(text)
     setShowHighlightEditor(true)
   }
 
+  if (!resolvedContent) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (isMarkdown) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div ref={contentRef} className={cn('text-wrap break-words', className)}>
+          <MarkdownContent content={resolvedContent} event={event} />
+        </div>
+        {enableHighlight && (
+          <HighlightButton onHighlight={handleHighlight} containerRef={contentRef} />
+        )}
+        {enableHighlight && (
+          <PostEditor
+            highlightedText={selectedText}
+            parentStuff={event}
+            open={showHighlightEditor}
+            setOpen={setShowHighlightEditor}
+          />
+        )}
+      </>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!nodes || nodes.length === 0) {
+    return null
+  }
+
   let imageIndex = 0
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/components/MarkdownContent/index.tsx b/src/components/MarkdownContent/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5bf8dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MarkdownContent/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { SecondaryPageLink } from '@/PageManager'
+import { toNote, toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
+import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import Markdown from 'react-markdown'
+import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm'
+import ImageWithLightbox from '../ImageWithLightbox'
+import NostrNode from '../Note/LongFormArticle/NostrNode'
+import { remarkNostr } from '../Note/LongFormArticle/remarkNostr'
+import { Components } from '../Note/LongFormArticle/types'
+
+export default function MarkdownContent({
+  content,
+  event
+}: {
+  content: string
+  event?: Event
+}) {
+  const components = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      ({
+        nostr: ({ rawText, bech32Id }) => <NostrNode rawText={rawText} bech32Id={bech32Id} />,
+        a: ({ href, children }) => {
+          if (!href) return <span>{children}</span>
+          if (href.startsWith('note1') || href.startsWith('nevent1') || href.startsWith('naddr1')) {
+            return (
+              <SecondaryPageLink to={toNote(href)} className="text-primary hover:underline">
+                {children}
+              </SecondaryPageLink>
+            )
+          }
+          if (href.startsWith('npub1') || href.startsWith('nprofile1')) {
+            return (
+              <SecondaryPageLink to={toProfile(href)} className="text-primary hover:underline">
+                {children}
+              </SecondaryPageLink>
+            )
+          }
+          return (
+            <a
+              href={href}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer noopener"
+              className="text-primary hover:underline"
+              onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+            >
+              {children}
+            </a>
+          )
+        },
+        h1: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        h2: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        h3: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        h4: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        h5: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        h6: ({ children }) => <p className="font-bold">{children}</p>,
+        p: ({ children }) => <p>{children}</p>,
+        img: ({ src }) => (
+          <ImageWithLightbox
+            image={{ url: src || '', pubkey: event?.pubkey }}
+            className="max-h-[80vh] object-contain sm:max-h-[50vh]"
+            classNames={{ wrapper: 'w-fit max-w-full mt-2' }}
+          />
+        ),
+        pre: ({ children }) => (
+          <pre className="overflow-x-auto rounded-md bg-muted p-3 text-sm">{children}</pre>
+        ),
+        code: ({ children, className }) => {
+          // If inside a <pre>, render as block code (className contains language info)
+          if (className) {
+            return <code className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">{children}</code>
+          }
+          return <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5 text-sm">{children}</code>
+        },
+        blockquote: ({ children }) => (
+          <blockquote className="border-l-2 border-muted-foreground/30 pl-3 text-muted-foreground">
+            {children}
+          </blockquote>
+        ),
+        ul: ({ children }) => <ul className="list-disc pl-5">{children}</ul>,
+        ol: ({ children }) => <ol className="list-decimal pl-5">{children}</ol>,
+        li: ({ children }) => <li>{children}</li>,
+        table: ({ children }) => (
+          <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+            <table className="border-collapse text-sm">{children}</table>
+          </div>
+        ),
+        th: ({ children }) => (
+          <th className="whitespace-nowrap border border-border bg-muted px-3 py-1.5 text-left font-semibold">
+            {children}
+          </th>
+        ),
+        td: ({ children }) => (
+          <td className="whitespace-nowrap border border-border px-3 py-1.5">{children}</td>
+        ),
+        hr: () => <hr className="border-border" />
+      }) as Components,
+    [event?.pubkey]
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3">
+      <Markdown
+        remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkNostr]}
+        urlTransform={(url) => {
+          if (url.startsWith('nostr:')) {
+            return url.slice(6)
+          }
+          return url
+        }}
+        components={components}
+      >
+        {content}
+      </Markdown>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/markdown.ts b/src/lib/markdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce54bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/markdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Detects whether a string contains meaningful Markdown formatting.
+ * Strips URLs and nostr: references first to avoid false positives.
+ */
+export function containsMarkdown(content: string): boolean {
+  // Remove URLs and nostr: references to avoid false positives
+  const cleaned = content
+    .replace(/https?:\/\/[^\s)>\]]+/g, '')
+    .replace(/nostr:[a-z0-9]+/g, '')
+
+  // Strong signals — any single one triggers markdown
+  const strongPatterns = [
+    /^```/m, // code fence
+    /\|[\s]*:?-+:?[\s]*\|/ // table separator |---|
+  ]
+
+  for (const pattern of strongPatterns) {
+    if (pattern.test(cleaned)) return true
+  }
+
+  // Medium signals — need 2+ different types
+  const mediumPatterns = [
+    /^#{1,6}\s+\S/m, // ATX heading (# text), not #hashtag
+    /\*\*[^*\n]+\*\*/, // bold **text**
+    /__[^_\n]+__/, // bold __text__
+    /\[[^\]]+\]\([^)]+\)/, // link [text](url)
+    /^>\s+\S/m, // blockquote > text
+    /^[-*]\s+\S/m, // unordered list - item or * item
+    /^\d+\.\s+\S/m, // ordered list 1. item
+    /^---$/m, // horizontal rule
+    /~~[^~\n]+~~/ // strikethrough ~~text~~
+  ]
+
+  let matchCount = 0
+  for (const pattern of mediumPatterns) {
+    if (pattern.test(cleaned)) {
+      matchCount++
+      if (matchCount >= 2) return true
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false
+}