diff --git a/pkg/mark/markdown.go b/pkg/mark/markdown.go
index 967ee8e..809f5f5 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/markdown.go
+++ b/pkg/mark/markdown.go
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ func CompileMarkdown(markdown []byte, stdlib *stdlib.Lib, path string, mermaidPr
 			parser.WithAutoHeadingID(),
 		),
 		goldmark.WithRendererOptions(
-			html.WithXHTML(),
 			html.WithUnsafe(),
 		))
 
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/links-droph1.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/links-droph1.html
index 82fd040..b7e77aa 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/links-droph1.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/links-droph1.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <p><ac:image ac:alt="My External Image"><ri:url ri:value="http://confluence.atlassian.com/images/logo/confluence_48_trans.png?key1=value1&amp;key2=value2"/></ac:image></p>
 <p>Use footnotes link <sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>
 <div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes">
-<hr />
+<hr>
 <ol>
 <li id="fn:1">
 <p>a footnote link&#160;<a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">&#x21a9;&#xfe0e;</a></p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/links-stripnewlines.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/links-stripnewlines.html
index 82fd040..b7e77aa 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/links-stripnewlines.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/links-stripnewlines.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <p><ac:image ac:alt="My External Image"><ri:url ri:value="http://confluence.atlassian.com/images/logo/confluence_48_trans.png?key1=value1&amp;key2=value2"/></ac:image></p>
 <p>Use footnotes link <sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>
 <div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes">
-<hr />
+<hr>
 <ol>
 <li id="fn:1">
 <p>a footnote link&#160;<a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">&#x21a9;&#xfe0e;</a></p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/links.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/links.html
index 82fd040..b7e77aa 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/links.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/links.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <p><ac:image ac:alt="My External Image"><ri:url ri:value="http://confluence.atlassian.com/images/logo/confluence_48_trans.png?key1=value1&amp;key2=value2"/></ac:image></p>
 <p>Use footnotes link <sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>
 <div class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes">
-<hr />
+<hr>
 <ol>
 <li id="fn:1">
 <p>a footnote link&#160;<a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-backref" role="doc-backlink">&#x21a9;&#xfe0e;</a></p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-droph1.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-droph1.html
index b97e510..22d4385 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-droph1.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-droph1.html
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ one-2</p>
 <p>three-2</p>
 <p>space-1
 space-2</p>
-<p>2space-1<br />
+<p>2space-1<br>
 2space-2</p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-stripnewlines.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-stripnewlines.html
index 2fd4dc0..7bf8b25 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-stripnewlines.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines-stripnewlines.html
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 <p>three-1</p>
 <p>three-2</p>
 <p>space-1 space-2</p>
-<p>2space-1<br />
+<p>2space-1<br>
 2space-2</p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines.html
index b97e510..22d4385 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/newlines.html
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ one-2</p>
 <p>three-2</p>
 <p>space-1
 space-2</p>
-<p>2space-1<br />
+<p>2space-1<br>
 2space-2</p>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/table-droph1.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/table-droph1.html
index 9b4f80a..615d12e 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/table-droph1.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/table-droph1.html
@@ -12,3 +12,17 @@
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th style="text-align:center">HEADER1</th>
+<th style="text-align:right">HEADER2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td style="text-align:center">row1</td>
+<td style="text-align:right">row2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/table-stripnewlines.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/table-stripnewlines.html
index 9b4f80a..615d12e 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/table-stripnewlines.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/table-stripnewlines.html
@@ -12,3 +12,17 @@
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th style="text-align:center">HEADER1</th>
+<th style="text-align:right">HEADER2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td style="text-align:center">row1</td>
+<td style="text-align:right">row2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/table.html b/pkg/mark/testdata/table.html
index 9b4f80a..615d12e 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/table.html
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/table.html
@@ -12,3 +12,17 @@
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th style="text-align:center">HEADER1</th>
+<th style="text-align:right">HEADER2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td style="text-align:center">row1</td>
+<td style="text-align:right">row2</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
diff --git a/pkg/mark/testdata/table.md b/pkg/mark/testdata/table.md
index eb25acb..2e13db5 100644
--- a/pkg/mark/testdata/table.md
+++ b/pkg/mark/testdata/table.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 |HEADER1|HEADER2|
 |---|---|
 |row1|row2|
+
+|HEADER1|HEADER2|
+|:---:|---:|
+|row1|row2|