Cursor not highlighting # headers and some other syntax in markdown files

[johnnie]

Describe the Bug

Hi Preview works fine in my cursor however when I’m just viewing raw .md file parts with `` and

are highlighted. But #, ##, ** ***, etc. aren’t it works fine in VS Code, why is this functionality broken in cursor?

Steps to Reproduce

Open .md file with syntax features like # , ##, ** **, __ __ in cursor

Expected Behavior

It should be highlighted

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.4
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: a8e95743c5268be73767c46944a71f4465d05c90
Date: 2025-07-10T16:59:43.242Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.12.10-76061203-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[johnnie]

In VSCode

[clankur]

Cursor’s dark theme seems to be the culprit. Change your theme to a different one and it should fix it.