Self-contained HTML

self-contained: true

If you want to create an entirely self-contained HTML document (with images, CSS, etc. embedded into the HTML file), add the following to the YAML of your document.

format:
  html:
    self-contained: true

This produces a standalone HTML with no external dependencies.

• This works with .qmd and .ipynb files.
• If instead of publishing the document, you want to share it using a file sharing service (e.g., Dropbox) or email it to someone just like you share other document types like spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs, you should use this option to generate a self-contained HTML.
• Quarto presentations created with revealjs can also be published as self-contained HTML.
• Math libraries are not embedded in self-contained HTML documents by default (because they are quite large and often time consuming to download) but you can add self-contained-math: true to your YAML to embed them as well.

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Self-contained HTML