diff --git a/py/examples/markdown.py b/py/examples/markdown.py
index c0e9e27db8..94d59cd73a 100644
--- a/py/examples/markdown.py
+++ b/py/examples/markdown.py
@@ -1,34 +1,53 @@
 # Markdown
 # Use a markdown card to display formatted content using #markdown.
 # ---
-from h2o_wave import site, ui
+from h2o_wave import site, ui, app, main, Q
 
-page = site['/demo']
 
-sample_markdown = '''=
-The **quick** _brown_ fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+sample_markdown='''
+# Heading level 1
+## Heading level 2
+### Heading level 3
+#### Heading level 4
+##### Heading level 5
+###### Heading level 6
+___
+The **quick** __brown__ *fox* **_jumped_ over** the ~~lazy~~ _dog_.
+
+This is <sup>superscript</sup> and this is <sub>subscript</sub>!
 
 Block quote:
 
 > The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
 
+Ordered list:
+
+1. James Madison
+1. James Monroe
+1. John Quincy Adams
+
 Unordered list:
 
-- The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
-- The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
-- The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+- George Washington
+* John Adams
++ Thomas Jefferson
++ John Doe
 
-Ordered list:
+Nested list:
 
-1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
-1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
-1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+1. First list item
+   - First nested list item
+     - Second nested list item  
 
 Image:
 
 ![Monty Python](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Flyingcircus_2.jpg)
 
-Table:
+Image caption:
+
+<figcaption>A single track trail outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.</figcaption>
+
+Table: 
 
 | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
 | -------- | -------- | -------- |
@@ -36,17 +55,12 @@
 | Item 1   | Item 2   | Item 3   |
 | Item 1   | Item 2   | Item 3   |
 
-'''
+Inline code:
+
+Use `ui.markdown_card` to start creating your own markdown content!
+
+Code block:
 
-page['example'] = ui.markdown_card(
-    box='1 1 3 10',
-    title='I was made using markdown!',
-    content=sample_markdown,
-)
-page['example1'] = ui.markdown_card(
-    box='4 1 3 10',
-    title='I was made using markdown!',
-    content='''
 ```py
 from h2o_wave import main, app, Q, ui
 
@@ -59,8 +73,29 @@ async def serve(q: Q):
         content='Hello, world!'
     )
 
-    await q.page`.save()
-''',
-)
+    await q.page.save()
+```
+
+<!-- This content will not appear in the rendered Markdown -->
+
+Ignore \*markdown\* formatting.
 
-page.save()
+Linking:
+
+This framework is made by [h2o.ai](https://h2o.ai)
+'''
+
+@app('/demo')
+async def serve(q: Q):
+    q.page['example'] = ui.markdown_card(
+        box='1 1 3 9',
+        title='Markdown - compact (default)',
+        content=sample_markdown,
+    )
+    q.page['example1'] = ui.markdown_card(
+            box='4 1 3 9',
+            title='Markdown - regular',
+            content=sample_markdown,
+            compact=False
+    )
+    await q.page.save()
diff --git a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
index 6cad85112c..c7dc22ce29 100644
--- a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
+++ b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/types.py
@@ -9608,11 +9608,13 @@ def __init__(
             title: str,
             content: str,
             data: Optional[PackedRecord] = None,
+            compact: Optional[bool] = None,
             commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None,
     ):
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.box', box, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.title', title, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', content, (str,), False, False, False)
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', commands, (Command,), False, True, False)
         self.box = box
         """A string indicating how to place this component on the page."""
@@ -9622,6 +9624,8 @@ def __init__(
         """The markdown content. Supports Github Flavored Markdown (GFM): https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/"""
         self.data = data
         """Additional data for the card."""
+        self.compact = compact
+        """Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True."""
         self.commands = commands
         """Contextual menu commands for this component."""
 
@@ -9630,6 +9634,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.box', self.box, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.title', self.title, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', self.content, (str,), False, False, False)
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', self.compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', self.commands, (Command,), False, True, False)
         return _dump(
             view='markdown',
@@ -9637,6 +9642,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
             title=self.title,
             content=self.content,
             data=self.data,
+            compact=self.compact,
             commands=None if self.commands is None else [__e.dump() for __e in self.commands],
         )
 
@@ -9650,18 +9656,22 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'MarkdownCard':
         __d_content: Any = __d.get('content')
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', __d_content, (str,), False, False, False)
         __d_data: Any = __d.get('data')
+        __d_compact: Any = __d.get('compact')
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', __d_compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         __d_commands: Any = __d.get('commands')
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', __d_commands, (dict,), False, True, False)
         box: str = __d_box
         title: str = __d_title
         content: str = __d_content
         data: Optional[PackedRecord] = __d_data
+        compact: Optional[bool] = __d_compact
         commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None if __d_commands is None else [Command.load(__e) for __e in __d_commands]
         return MarkdownCard(
             box,
             title,
             content,
             data,
+            compact,
             commands,
         )
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
index 122b580b32..89bafb8628 100644
--- a/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
+++ b/py/h2o_lightwave/h2o_lightwave/ui.py
@@ -3388,6 +3388,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title: str,
         content: str,
         data: Optional[PackedRecord] = None,
+        compact: Optional[bool] = None,
         commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None,
 ) -> MarkdownCard:
     """Create a card that renders Markdown content.
@@ -3402,6 +3403,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title: The title for this card.
         content: The markdown content. Supports Github Flavored Markdown (GFM): https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/
         data: Additional data for the card.
+        compact: Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True.
         commands: Contextual menu commands for this component.
     Returns:
         A `h2o_wave.types.MarkdownCard` instance.
@@ -3411,6 +3413,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title,
         content,
         data,
+        compact,
         commands,
     )
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
index 6cad85112c..c7dc22ce29 100644
--- a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
+++ b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/types.py
@@ -9608,11 +9608,13 @@ def __init__(
             title: str,
             content: str,
             data: Optional[PackedRecord] = None,
+            compact: Optional[bool] = None,
             commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None,
     ):
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.box', box, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.title', title, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', content, (str,), False, False, False)
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', commands, (Command,), False, True, False)
         self.box = box
         """A string indicating how to place this component on the page."""
@@ -9622,6 +9624,8 @@ def __init__(
         """The markdown content. Supports Github Flavored Markdown (GFM): https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/"""
         self.data = data
         """Additional data for the card."""
+        self.compact = compact
+        """Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True."""
         self.commands = commands
         """Contextual menu commands for this component."""
 
@@ -9630,6 +9634,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.box', self.box, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.title', self.title, (str,), False, False, False)
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', self.content, (str,), False, False, False)
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', self.compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', self.commands, (Command,), False, True, False)
         return _dump(
             view='markdown',
@@ -9637,6 +9642,7 @@ def dump(self) -> Dict:
             title=self.title,
             content=self.content,
             data=self.data,
+            compact=self.compact,
             commands=None if self.commands is None else [__e.dump() for __e in self.commands],
         )
 
@@ -9650,18 +9656,22 @@ def load(__d: Dict) -> 'MarkdownCard':
         __d_content: Any = __d.get('content')
         _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.content', __d_content, (str,), False, False, False)
         __d_data: Any = __d.get('data')
+        __d_compact: Any = __d.get('compact')
+        _guard_scalar('MarkdownCard.compact', __d_compact, (bool,), False, True, False)
         __d_commands: Any = __d.get('commands')
         _guard_vector('MarkdownCard.commands', __d_commands, (dict,), False, True, False)
         box: str = __d_box
         title: str = __d_title
         content: str = __d_content
         data: Optional[PackedRecord] = __d_data
+        compact: Optional[bool] = __d_compact
         commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None if __d_commands is None else [Command.load(__e) for __e in __d_commands]
         return MarkdownCard(
             box,
             title,
             content,
             data,
+            compact,
             commands,
         )
 
diff --git a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
index 122b580b32..89bafb8628 100644
--- a/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
+++ b/py/h2o_wave/h2o_wave/ui.py
@@ -3388,6 +3388,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title: str,
         content: str,
         data: Optional[PackedRecord] = None,
+        compact: Optional[bool] = None,
         commands: Optional[List[Command]] = None,
 ) -> MarkdownCard:
     """Create a card that renders Markdown content.
@@ -3402,6 +3403,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title: The title for this card.
         content: The markdown content. Supports Github Flavored Markdown (GFM): https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/
         data: Additional data for the card.
+        compact: Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True.
         commands: Contextual menu commands for this component.
     Returns:
         A `h2o_wave.types.MarkdownCard` instance.
@@ -3411,6 +3413,7 @@ def markdown_card(
         title,
         content,
         data,
+        compact,
         commands,
     )
 
diff --git a/r/R/ui.R b/r/R/ui.R
index ac25e8c291..d3ae9aa868 100644
--- a/r/R/ui.R
+++ b/r/R/ui.R
@@ -3948,6 +3948,7 @@ ui_list_item1_card <- function(
 #' @param title The title for this card.
 #' @param content The markdown content. Supports Github Flavored Markdown (GFM): https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/
 #' @param data Additional data for the card.
+#' @param compact Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True.
 #' @param commands Contextual menu commands for this component.
 #' @return A MarkdownCard instance.
 #' @export
@@ -3956,17 +3957,20 @@ ui_markdown_card <- function(
   title,
   content,
   data = NULL,
+  compact = NULL,
   commands = NULL) {
   .guard_scalar("box", "character", box)
   .guard_scalar("title", "character", title)
   .guard_scalar("content", "character", content)
   # TODO Validate data: Rec
+  .guard_scalar("compact", "logical", compact)
   .guard_vector("commands", "WaveCommand", commands)
   .o <- list(
     box=box,
     title=title,
     content=content,
     data=data,
+    compact=compact,
     commands=commands,
     view='markdown')
   class(.o) <- append(class(.o), c(.wave_obj, "WaveMarkdownCard"))
diff --git a/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml b/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
index b24c294fac..149e668f93 100644
--- a/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
+++ b/tools/intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/templates/wave-components.xml
@@ -1667,11 +1667,12 @@
       <option name="Python" value="true"/>
     </context>
   </template>
-  <template name="w_full_markdown_card" value="ui.markdown_card(box='$box$',title='$title$',content='$content$',data=$data$,commands=[&#10;	$commands$	&#10;])$END$" description="Create Wave MarkdownCard with full attributes." toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
+  <template name="w_full_markdown_card" value="ui.markdown_card(box='$box$',title='$title$',content='$content$',data=$data$,compact=$compact$,commands=[&#10;	$commands$	&#10;])$END$" description="Create Wave MarkdownCard with full attributes." toReformat="true" toShortenFQNames="true">
     <variable name="box" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="title" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="content" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="data" expression="" defaultValue="&quot;None&quot;" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
+    <variable name="compact" expression="" defaultValue="&quot;True&quot;" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <variable name="commands" expression="" defaultValue="" alwaysStopAt="true"/>
     <context>
       <option name="Python" value="true"/>
diff --git a/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json b/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
index 3170dd0182..2e60ea8139 100644
--- a/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
+++ b/tools/vscode-extension/component-snippets.json
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
   "Wave Full MarkdownCard": {
     "prefix": "w_full_markdown_card",
     "body": [
-      "ui.markdown_card(box='$1', title='$2', content='$3', data=${4:None}, commands=[\n\t\t$5\t\t\n])$0"
+      "ui.markdown_card(box='$1', title='$2', content='$3', data=${4:None}, compact=${5:True}, commands=[\n\t\t$6\t\t\n])$0"
     ],
     "description": "Create a full Wave MarkdownCard."
   },
diff --git a/ui/jest.config.js b/ui/jest.config.js
index 9e118b83cf..002e840936 100644
--- a/ui/jest.config.js
+++ b/ui/jest.config.js
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ module.exports = {
   testEnvironment: "jsdom",
   transformIgnorePatterns: [
     "[/\\\\]node_modules[/\\\\].+\\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx)$",
-    "^.+\\.module\\.(css|sass|scss)$"
   ],
   modulePaths: [],
   moduleNameMapper: {
     "^react-native$": "react-native-web",
     '^d3$': '<rootDir>/node_modules/d3/dist/d3.min.js',
-    "^.+\\.module\\.(css|sass|scss)$": "identity-obj-proxy"
   },
   moduleFileExtensions: [
     "web.js",
diff --git a/ui/src/index.scss b/ui/src/index.scss
index a6c334c294..9186970982 100644
--- a/ui/src/index.scss
+++ b/ui/src/index.scss
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
   @include scrollbar-styles();
 }
 
+// Markdown code block scrollbar.
+.hljs {
+  @include scrollbar-styles();
+}
+
 body {
   margin: 0;
   font-family: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Oxygen", "Ubuntu", "Cantarell",
@@ -241,75 +246,4 @@ $tracking in $fontTrackings {
   to {
     opacity: 1;
   }
-}
-
-// Default markdown syntax highlighting theme - androidstudio.
-pre code.hljs {
-  display: block;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  padding: 1em
-}
-
-code.hljs {
-  padding: 3px 5px
-}
-
-.hljs {
-  color: #a9b7c6;
-  background: #282b2e;
-  @include scrollbar-styles();
-}
-
-.hljs-bullet,
-.hljs-literal,
-.hljs-number,
-.hljs-symbol {
-  color: #6897bb
-}
-
-.hljs-deletion,
-.hljs-keyword,
-.hljs-selector-tag {
-  color: #cc7832
-}
-
-.hljs-link,
-.hljs-template-variable,
-.hljs-variable {
-  color: #629755
-}
-
-.hljs-comment,
-.hljs-quote {
-  color: grey
-}
-
-.hljs-meta {
-  color: #bbb529
-}
-
-.hljs-addition,
-.hljs-attribute,
-.hljs-string {
-  color: #6a8759
-}
-
-.hljs-section,
-.hljs-title,
-.hljs-type {
-  color: #ffc66d
-}
-
-.hljs-name,
-.hljs-selector-class,
-.hljs-selector-id {
-  color: #e8bf6a
-}
-
-.hljs-emphasis {
-  font-style: italic
-}
-
-.hljs-strong {
-  font-weight: 700
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/markdown.css b/ui/src/markdown.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c00cb5b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/markdown.css
@@ -0,0 +1,656 @@
+/*
+  ! tailwindcss v3.3.5 | MIT License | https://tailwindcss.com
+*/
+/*
+1. Prevent padding and border from affecting element width. (https://github.com/mozdevs/cssremedy/issues/4)
+2. Allow adding a border to an element by just adding a border-width. (https://github.com/tailwindcss/tailwindcss/pull/116)
+*/
+.wave-prose *,
+.wave-prose ::before,
+.wave-prose ::after {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-width: 0;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-color: #e5e7eb;
+}
+
+/*
+1. Add the correct height in Firefox.
+2. Correct the inheritance of border color in Firefox. (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190655)
+3. Ensure horizontal rules are visible by default.
+*/
+.wave-prose hr {
+    height: 0;
+    color: inherit;
+    border-top-width: 1px;
+}
+
+/*
+Add the correct text decoration in Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
+*/
+.wave-prose abbr:where([title]) {
+    -webkit-text-decoration: underline dotted;
+    text-decoration: underline dotted;
+}
+
+/*
+Remove the default font size and weight for headings.
+*/
+.wave-prose h1,
+.wave-prose h2,
+.wave-prose h3,
+.wave-prose h4,
+.wave-prose h5,
+.wave-prose h6 {
+    font-size: inherit;
+    font-weight: inherit;
+}
+
+/*
+Reset links to optimize for opt-in styling instead of opt-out.
+*/
+.wave-prose a {
+    color: inherit;
+    text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+
+/*
+Add the correct font weight in Edge and Safari.
+*/
+.wave-prose b,
+.wave-prose strong {
+    font-weight: bolder;
+}
+
+/*
+1. Use the user's configured `mono` font family by default.
+2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
+*/
+.wave-prose code,
+.wave-prose kbd,
+.wave-prose samp,
+.wave-prose pre {
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
+    font-size: 1em;
+}
+
+/*
+Prevent `sub` and `sup` elements from affecting the line height in all browsers.
+*/
+.wave-prose sub,
+.wave-prose sup {
+    font-size: 75%;
+    line-height: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    vertical-align: baseline;
+}
+
+.wave-prose sub {
+    bottom: -0.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose sup {
+    top: -0.5em;
+}
+
+/*
+1. Remove text indentation from table contents in Chrome and Safari. (https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=999088, https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201297)
+2. Correct table border color inheritance in all Chrome and Safari. (https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=935729, https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195016)
+3. Remove gaps between table borders by default.
+*/
+.wave-markdown table {
+    text-indent: 0;
+    border-color: inherit;
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+/*
+Removes the default spacing and border for appropriate elements.
+*/
+.wave-prose blockquote,
+.wave-prose dl,
+.wave-prose dd,
+.wave-prose h1,
+.wave-prose h2,
+.wave-prose h3,
+.wave-prose h4,
+.wave-prose h5,
+.wave-prose h6,
+.wave-prose hr,
+.wave-prose figure,
+.wave-prose p,
+.wave-prose pre {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose fieldset {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose legend {
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol,
+.wave-prose ul,
+.wave-prose menu {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+/*
+1. Make replaced elements `display: block` by default. (https://github.com/mozdevs/cssremedy/issues/14)
+2. Add `vertical-align: middle` to align replaced elements more sensibly by default. (https://github.com/jensimmons/cssremedy/issues/14#issuecomment-634934210)
+   This can trigger a poorly considered lint error in some tools but is included by design.
+*/
+.wave-prose img,
+.wave-prose svg,
+.wave-prose video,
+.wave-prose canvas,
+.wave-prose audio,
+.wave-prose iframe,
+.wave-prose embed,
+.wave-prose object {
+    display: block;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+/*
+Constrain images and videos to the parent width and preserve their intrinsic aspect ratio. (https://github.com/mozdevs/cssremedy/issues/14)
+*/
+.wave-prose img,
+.wave-prose video {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    max-height: 100%;
+}
+
+.wave-prose {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    max-width: 65ch;
+}
+
+.wave-prose p {
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown a {
+    color: var(--wave-themePrimary);
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown a:hover {
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.wave-prose strong {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.wave-prose a strong {
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose blockquote strong {
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose thead th strong {
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol {
+    list-style-type: decimal;
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+    padding-left: 1.625em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="A"] {
+    list-style-type: upper-alpha;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="a"] {
+    list-style-type: lower-alpha;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="A" s] {
+    list-style-type: upper-alpha;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="a" s] {
+    list-style-type: lower-alpha;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="I"] {
+    list-style-type: upper-roman;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="i"] {
+    list-style-type: lower-roman;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="I" s] {
+    list-style-type: upper-roman;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="i" s] {
+    list-style-type: lower-roman;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol[type="1"] {
+    list-style-type: decimal;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ul {
+    list-style-type: disc;
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+    padding-left: 1.625em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol>li::marker {
+    font-weight: 400;
+    color: var(--wave-text8);
+}
+
+.wave-prose ul>li::marker {
+    color: var(--wave-text2);
+}
+
+.wave-prose dt {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose hr {
+    border-color: var(--wave-text1);
+    border-top-width: 1px;
+    margin-top: 3em;
+    margin-bottom: 3em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose blockquote {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    border-left-width: 0.25rem;
+    border-left-color: var(--wave-text2);
+    quotes: "\201C" "\201D" "\2018" "\2019";
+    margin-top: 1.6em;
+    margin-bottom: 1.6em;
+    padding-left: 1em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose blockquote p:first-of-type::before {
+    content: open-quote;
+}
+
+.wave-prose blockquote p:last-of-type::after {
+    content: close-quote;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h1 {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 800;
+    font-size: 2.25em;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0.8888889em;
+    line-height: 1.1111111;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h1 strong {
+    font-weight: 900;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h2 {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 1.5em;
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
+    line-height: 1.3333333;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h2 strong {
+    font-weight: 800;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h3 {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 1.25em;
+    margin-top: 1.6em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.6em;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h3 strong {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h4 {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-top: 1.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h4 strong {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.wave-prose img {
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose picture {
+    display: block;
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose kbd {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    box-shadow:
+        0 0 0 1px rgb(var(--wave-text) / 10%),
+        0 3px 0 rgb(var(--wave-text) / 10%);
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+    border-radius: 0.3125rem;
+    padding-top: 0.1875em;
+    padding-right: 0.375em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.1875em;
+    padding-left: 0.375em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown table {
+    width: 100%;
+    table-layout: auto;
+    text-align: left;
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+    line-height: 1.7142857;
+}
+
+.wave-prose table {
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown thead {
+    border-bottom-width: 1px;
+    border-bottom-style: solid;
+    border-bottom-color: var(--wave-text4);
+}
+
+.wave-markdown thead th {
+    color: var(--wave-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    vertical-align: bottom;
+    padding-right: 0.5714286em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.5714286em;
+    padding-left: 0.5714286em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody tr {
+    border-bottom-width: 1px;
+    border-bottom-style: solid;
+    border-bottom-color: var(--wave-text2);
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody tr:last-child {
+    border-bottom-width: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody td {
+    vertical-align: baseline;
+    /* padding: 11px 6px; */
+}
+
+.wave-markdown thead th:first-child {
+    padding-left: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown thead th:last-child {
+    padding-right: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody td,
+tfoot td {
+    padding-top: 0.5714286em;
+    padding-right: 0.5714286em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.5714286em;
+    padding-left: 0.5714286em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody td:first-child,
+tfoot td:first-child {
+    padding-left: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tbody td:last-child,
+tfoot td:last-child {
+    padding-right: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tfoot {
+    border-top-width: 1px;
+    border-top-color: var(--wave-text4);
+}
+
+.wave-markdown tfoot td {
+    vertical-align: top;
+}
+
+.wave-prose figure>* {
+    margin-top: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose figcaption {
+    color: var(--wave-text7);
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+    line-height: 1.4285714;
+    margin-top: 0.8571429em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose {
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    line-height: 1.75;
+}
+
+.wave-prose picture>img {
+    margin-top: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose video {
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose li {
+    margin-top: 0.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ol>li {
+    padding-left: 0.375em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ul>li {
+    padding-left: 0.375em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose>ul>li p {
+    margin-top: 0.75em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose>ul>li>*:first-child {
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose>ul>li>*:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose>ol>li>*:first-child {
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose>ol>li>*:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose ul ul,
+ul ol,
+ol ul,
+ol ol {
+    margin-top: 0.75em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose dl {
+    margin-top: 1.25em;
+    margin-bottom: 1.25em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose dd {
+    margin-top: 0.5em;
+    padding-left: 1.625em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose hr+* {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h2+* {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h3+* {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h4+* {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose figure {
+    margin-top: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown> :first-child {
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-markdown> :last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.wave-prose pre {
+    background-color: #282b2e;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+    line-height: 1.7142857;
+    margin-top: 1.7142857em 0;
+    border-radius: 0.375rem;
+    padding: 0.8571429em 1.1428571em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose pre code::before,
+pre code::after {
+    content: none;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h2 code {
+    font-size: 0.875em;
+}
+
+.wave-prose h3 code {
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
+/* Default markdown syntax highlighting theme - androidstudio. */
+pre code.hljs {
+    display: block;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    padding: 1em;
+}
+
+code.hljs {
+    padding: 3px 5px;
+}
+
+.hljs {
+    background-color: #282b2e;
+    color: #a9b7c6;
+}
+
+.hljs-bullet,
+.hljs-literal,
+.hljs-number,
+.hljs-symbol {
+    color: #6897bb
+}
+
+.hljs-deletion,
+.hljs-keyword,
+.hljs-selector-tag {
+    color: #cc7832
+}
+
+.hljs-link,
+.hljs-template-variable,
+.hljs-variable {
+    color: #629755
+}
+
+.hljs-comment,
+.hljs-quote {
+    color: grey
+}
+
+.hljs-meta {
+    color: #bbb529
+}
+
+.hljs-addition,
+.hljs-attribute,
+.hljs-string {
+    color: #6a8759
+}
+
+.hljs-section,
+.hljs-title,
+.hljs-type {
+    color: #ffc66d
+}
+
+.hljs-name,
+.hljs-selector-class,
+.hljs-selector-id {
+    color: #e8bf6a
+}
+
+.hljs-emphasis {
+    font-style: italic
+}
+
+.hljs-strong {
+    font-weight: 700
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/markdown.tsx b/ui/src/markdown.tsx
index 7c2c89f542..d997ad4863 100644
--- a/ui/src/markdown.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/markdown.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Model, Rec, S, unpack } from './core'
+import { B, Model, Rec, S, unpack, xid } from './core'
 import hljs from 'highlight.js/lib/core'
 import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it'
 import React from 'react'
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import { stylesheet } from 'typestyle'
 import { ClipboardCopyButton } from './copyable_text'
 import { cards, grid, substitute } from './layout'
-import { border, clas, cssVar, padding, pc } from './theme'
 import { bond } from './ui'
 
 const
@@ -33,42 +32,6 @@ const
     body: {
       flexGrow: 1,
     },
-    markdown: {
-      $nest: {
-        '&>*:first-child': {
-          marginTop: 0
-        },
-        '&>*:last-child': {
-          marginBottom: 0
-        },
-        a: {
-          color: cssVar('$themePrimary'),
-          $nest: {
-            '&:hover': {
-              textDecoration: 'none',
-            },
-          },
-        },
-        table: {
-          width: pc(100),
-          borderCollapse: 'collapse',
-        },
-        tr: {
-          borderBottom: border(1, cssVar('$text5')),
-        },
-        th: {
-          padding: padding(11, 6),
-          textAlign: 'left',
-        },
-        td: {
-          padding: padding(11, 6),
-        },
-        img: {
-          maxWidth: '100%',
-          maxHeight: '100%',
-        },
-      },
-    },
     codeblock: {
       position: 'relative',
       $nest: {
@@ -88,8 +51,8 @@ const
       }
     },
   })
-const highlightSyntax = async (str: S, language: S, codeBlockId: S) => {
-  const codeBlock = document.getElementById(codeBlockId)
+const highlightSyntax = async (str: S, language: S, codeElementId: S) => {
+  const codeBlock = document.getElementById(codeElementId)
   if (!codeBlock) return ''
   if (language) {
     try {
@@ -118,21 +81,23 @@ const highlightSyntax = async (str: S, language: S, codeBlockId: S) => {
   return highlightedCode
 }
 
-export const Markdown = ({ source }: { source: S }) => {
+export const Markdown = ({ source, compact = true }: { source: S, compact?: B }) => {
   const
     prevHighlights = React.useRef<S[]>([]), // Prevent flicker during streaming.
     codeBlockIdx = React.useRef(0), // MarkdownIt parses code blocks sequentially, which is a problem for streaming.
     markdown = React.useMemo(() => MarkdownIt({
       html: true, linkify: true, typographer: true, highlight: (str, lang) => {
         const codeBlockId = codeBlockIdx.current.toString()
+        // Use the unique html element id to avoid conflicts when multiple markdown cards are rendered on the same page.
+        const codeElementId = `${xid()}-${codeBlockId}`
         if (prevHighlights.current.length === codeBlockIdx.current) prevHighlights.current.push('')
 
         // HACK: MarkdownIt does not support async rules.
         // https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/blob/master/docs/development.md#i-need-async-rule-how-to-do-it
-        setTimeout(async () => prevHighlights.current[+codeBlockId] = await highlightSyntax(str, lang, codeBlockId), 0)
+        setTimeout(async () => prevHighlights.current[+codeBlockId] = await highlightSyntax(str, lang, codeElementId), 0)
 
         // TODO: Sanitize the HTML.
-        const ret = `<code id='${codeBlockId}' class="hljs ${css.codeblock}">${prevHighlights.current[codeBlockIdx.current] || str}</code>`
+        const ret = `<code id='${codeElementId}' class="hljs ${css.codeblock}">${prevHighlights.current[codeBlockIdx.current] || str}</code>`
         codeBlockIdx.current++
         return ret
       }
@@ -153,7 +118,8 @@ export const Markdown = ({ source }: { source: S }) => {
         return false
       }
     }
-  return <div onClick={onClick} className={clas(css.markdown, 'wave-markdown')} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />
+  React.useEffect(() => { import('./markdown.css') }, [])
+  return <div onClick={onClick} className={`wave-markdown ${compact ? '' : 'wave-prose'}`} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />
 }
 
 /**
@@ -182,6 +148,10 @@ interface State {
    * Additional data for the card.
    **/
   data?: Rec
+  /**
+ * Make spacing tighter. Defaults to True.
+ **/
+  compact?: B
 }
 
 export const
@@ -195,7 +165,7 @@ export const
           <div data-test={name} className={css.card}>
             {title && <div className='wave-s12 wave-w6'>{title}</div>}
             <div className={css.body}>
-              <Markdown source={substitute(state.content, data)} />
+              <Markdown source={substitute(state.content, data)} compact={state.compact} />
             </div>
           </div>
         )
diff --git a/ui/src/react-app-env.d.ts b/ui/src/react-app-env.d.ts
index 08c16a8a62..9f60f88fc5 100644
--- a/ui/src/react-app-env.d.ts
+++ b/ui/src/react-app-env.d.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ declare module '*.svg' {
   export default src;
 }
 
+declare module '*.css' {
+  const content: { [className: string]: string };
+  export default content;
+}
+
 declare module '*.module.css' {
   const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
   export default classes;
diff --git a/ui/src/setupTests.ts b/ui/src/setupTests.ts
index c456897531..8c038258a7 100644
--- a/ui/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/ui/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jest.mock('d3', () => ({
   pie: () => ({ value: () => () => [] }),
 }))
 jest.mock('d3-interpolate', () => ({ extent: () => '' }))
+jest.mock('./markdown.css', () => '')
+
 
 const icons = Object.entries(Icons).reduce((acc, [iconName, iconComponent]) => {
   if ('displayName' in iconComponent) acc[iconName.slice(0, -4)] = React.createElement(iconComponent as React.FC)
diff --git a/website/widgets/content/markdown.md b/website/widgets/content/markdown.md
index 07256c53f2..83dea7db75 100644
--- a/website/widgets/content/markdown.md
+++ b/website/widgets/content/markdown.md
@@ -92,3 +92,33 @@ q.page['example'] = ui.markdown_card(
 Displaying code with proper syntax highlighting is supported out of the box. The list of supported languages can be found [here](https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/blob/main/SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.md).
 
 Wave uses [AndroidStudio](https://developer.android.com/studio) theme as default, but can be changed by picking one of the plenty [other themes](https://highlightjs.org/static/demo/), downloading its [CSS](https://github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/tree/main/src/styles) and loading it within the Wave app. See [this example](/docs/examples/markdown-code-theme) to learn how to change the code highlighting theme into a popular `Atom One Dark`.
+
+## Compact
+
+By default, markdown is rendered compactly to fit more content.
+Use `compact=False` for a modern, well-structured and reader-friendly look.
+
+```py
+sample_markdown = '''=
+# Heading
+
+The **quick** _brown_ fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+
+Blockquote:
+
+> The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+
+Ordered list:
+
+1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
+'''
+
+q.page['example'] = ui.markdown_card(
+    box='1 1 3 10',
+    title='I was made using markdown!',
+    content=sample_markdown,
+    compact=False
+)
+```