--- a/src/chat.js	Thu Dec 04 21:43:47 2025 -0700
+++ b/src/chat.js	Thu Dec 04 22:57:00 2025 -0700
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@
 			whenSpan.textContent = new Date(Number(whenSpan.textContent)).toLocaleString([],{dateStyle:'short',timeStyle:'short'});
 		}
 		let textDiv = div.querySelector('div[text]');
-		textDiv.innerHTML = urlsToLinks(textDiv.innerHTML);
+		textDiv.innerHTML = handleMarkdown(textDiv.innerHTML);
 		let reply = div.querySelector('blockquote');
 		if( reply )
-			reply.innerHTML = urlsToLinks(reply.innerHTML);
+			reply.innerHTML = handleMarkdown(reply.innerHTML);
 		let html;
 		if( div.getAttribute('author') === userId ) {
 			html = document.querySelector('div[hidden] span[pulldown=author]').innerHTML;
@@ -251,12 +251,12 @@
 	active();
 };
 
-let urlRegex = /(^|\s)(https?:\/\/\S+)/g;
-let filebinUrlRegex = /(^|\s)(https:\/\/filebin.net\/[0-9a-f]+\/(\S+))/g;
+let converter = window.markdownit({linkify:true});
+let filebinUrlRegex = />https:\/\/filebin.net\/[0-9a-f]+\/([^<]+)</g;
 
-function urlsToLinks(text) {
-	text = text.replace( filebinUrlRegex, '$1<a target="_blank" href="$2">$3</a>' );
-	text = text.replace( urlRegex, '$1<a target="_blank" href="$2">$2</a>' );
+function handleMarkdown(text) {
+	text = converter.render(text);
+	text = text.replace( filebinUrlRegex, '>$1<' );
 	return text;
 }