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# GitLab Flavored Markdown **(FREE)**
# GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) **(FREE)**
> The abbreviation [changed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/24592) from `GFM` to `GLFM` in GitLab 14.10.
GitLab automatically renders Markdown content. For example, when you add a comment to an issue,
GitLab automatically renders Markdown content. For example, when you add a comment to an issue,
you type the text in the Markdown language. When you save the issue, the text is rendered
you type the text in the Markdown language. When you save the issue, the text is rendered