# Export markdown

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/export-markdown/4291>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 7, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/export-markdown/4291 "2020-12-07T12:33:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![YitziG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/yitzig/32/3981_2.png) [@YitziG](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/YitziG)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/export-markdown/4291/1 "2020-12-07T12:33:58Z")

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Is there any way to download/export generated markdown (not HTML)?

i.e. I’ve got variables in a markdown cell. I want to download the markdown in its current state.

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**Author:** ![Fil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/fil/32/207_2.png) [@Fil](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Fil)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/export-markdown/4291/2 "2020-12-07T12:53:20Z")

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you might replace

```auto
md`aa ${x}`

```

with

```auto
`aa ${x}`

```

and then “download text”

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**Author:** ![YitziG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/yitzig/32/3981_2.png) [@YitziG](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/YitziG)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/export-markdown/4291/3 "2020-12-07T14:21:36Z")

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Thanks! Just what I needed!