diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/blockquote.html b/layouts/shortcodes/blockquote.html
index b396406..16f78fc 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/blockquote.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/blockquote.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <blockquote cite="{{ .Get "cite" }}">
   <p>
-    {{ .Inner }}
+    {{ .Inner | markdownify }}
   </p>
   <footer>{{ .Get "footer" }}</footer>
 </blockquote>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/epigraph.html b/layouts/shortcodes/epigraph.html
index af992c9..b991f27 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/epigraph.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/epigraph.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="epigraph">
 <blockquote>
 {{ $t := .Get "type" }}
-{{ if eq $t "compact"  }}{{ .Inner }}{{ else }}<p>{{ .Inner }}</p>{{ end }}
+{{ if eq $t "compact"  }}{{ .Inner | markdownify }}{{ else }}<p>{{ .Inner | markdownify }}</p>{{ end }}
 {{ if .IsNamedParams }}
 <footer>
 {{ with .Get "pre" }}{{ . }}{{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/newthought.html b/layouts/shortcodes/newthought.html
index 5fabf2d..f36eabc 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/newthought.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/newthought.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<span class="newthought">{{ .Inner }}</span>
+<span class="newthought">{{ .Inner | markdownify }}</span>
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html b/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
index 22a9a66..818bc91 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/sidenote.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {{ $sidenoteDomIdSuffix := .Ordinal }}<label for="sidenote-{{.Page.File.UniqueID}}-{{ $sidenoteDomIdSuffix }}" class="margin-toggle sidenote-number"></label>
 <input type="checkbox" id="sidenote-{{.Page.File.UniqueID}}-{{ $sidenoteDomIdSuffix }}" class="margin-toggle"/>
-<span class="sidenote">{{ .Inner }}</span>
+<span class="sidenote">{{ .Inner | markdownify }}</span>