# Markdown "Preview" renders code-ticked link names incorrectly

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/markdown-preview-renders-code-ticked-link-names-incorrectly/171905>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/markdown-preview-renders-code-ticked-link-names-incorrectly/171905 "2026-09-16T17:03:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Zack\_Kendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dbc845/32.png) [@Zack\_Kendall](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Zack_Kendall)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/markdown-preview-renders-code-ticked-link-names-incorrectly/171905/1 "2026-09-16T17:03:40Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

The markdown “Preview” renders code-ticked link names incorrectly.

```auto
[`myTitle`](https://github.com/)

```

It shows the full raw markdown syntax is rendered as a code-segment.

### Steps to Reproduce

Place this in a markdown file

```auto
[`myTitle`](https://github.com/)

```

Then click “Preview” button in Cursor IDE.  
You can see it not rendered correctly, showing the full raw markdown not the title only.

### Expected Behavior

It should only show the title “myTitle”, as seen in other markdown renderers like Github (even this forum’s preview tool does it correctly).

### Operating System

MacOS

### Version Information

Version: 3.20.21 (Universal)  
VS Code Extension API: 1.128.0  
Commit: f09fca384ceca23f7bf21f9c23655b162641d740  
Date: 2026-09-13T19:02:51.781Z  
Layout: IDE  
Build Type: Stable  
Release Track: Default  
Electron: 42.10.0  
Chromium: 148.0.7778.280  
Node.js: 24.18.1  
V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0  
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.291  
OS: Darwin arm64 25.6.0

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/markdown-preview-renders-code-ticked-link-names-incorrectly/171905/7 "2026-09-17T07:12:27Z")

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Hey @Zack_Kendall, I can reproduce it, and it isn’t anything on your end.

For a correct render, use the standard Markdown preview instead: run Markdown: Open Preview from the command palette (or Cmd+Shift+V). And if you’re editing a file that has these links, stay in the Markdown (source) tab - editing in Preview can rewrite the link into that code-wrapped form on save.

This isn’t intended behavior; we’ve let the team know and it’s an issue we’re tracking. I’ll follow up here once there’s an update.