Automatically add some kind of text to text? - html

Question

So basically this:
Is there a program or something where you can input text and then it automatically adds html tags at the beginning and end of the inputted text, for example:
I type the text: "Life finds a way"
Then the program makes it like this:
<p align="center">"Life finds a way"</p>
Matthew

Answer 1

Have a look at Markdown language.
It's exactly what's used when you post something on StackOverflow. Everything you write is converted to html behind the scenes (that's also why you can't print a tag without using code notation in a post).
So simple text is converted to a <p> tag, unless you break two lines with an empty line.
To create an header, just use :
Header
------
which renders like this:
Header
Or like this :
# Header
## Header
### Header
which renders :
Header
Header
Header
Creating lists is also very handy :
* first item
* second item
which renders :
first item
second item
or if you like numbered lists :
1. first item
2. second item
first item
second item
Bold is as simple as : **Bold**
Italic is : *Italic*
Finally, links are simple:
The wikipedia article is linked like this :
[The wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown)