I think the examples you give might be the opposite of what happens - in the docs: https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#extension-smart https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.htm

I think the examples you give might be the opposite of what happens - in the docs: https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#extension-smart https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#extension-smart The meaning of the -smart extension on option names is inverted in some cases, and enabled by default on markdown output.