This is a simplistic and lightweight plugin that allows you to use Markdown in your server's Minecraft chat. It implements Phoenix616's MineDown library.
This plugin has been made with compatibility of 1.20.x Paper and Folia in mind. Due to its simplistic nature, it may not function correctly with other chat plugins. Please report these issues to me and I will look into fixing them.
The the full syntax provided by the MineDown library is available here. Simply use the syntax in a regular global chat message, and voila!
This plugin defaults to allowing all users to use markdown chat formatting, however, it has a permission node markdownchat.use if you wish to limit who can utilise the chat formatting.