diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/index.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/index.ts
index e69de29bb..edf2c56fd 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/index.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { GitHubSmartypants } from "./smartypants"
+export { GitHubLinkheadings } from "./linkheadings"
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/linkheadings.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/linkheadings.ts
index e69de29bb..a802e24e1 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/linkheadings.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/linkheadings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
+import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
+import { Pluggable } from "unified"
+import rehypeSlug from "rehype-slug"
+import rehypeAutolinkHeadings from "rehype-autolink-headings"
+
+interface Options {
+  enabled: Boolean
+}
+
+const defaultOptions: Options = {
+  enabled: true,
+}
+
+export const GitHubLinkheadings: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+  const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
+  return {
+    name: "GitHubLinkheadings",
+    textTransform(_ctx, src: string | Buffer) {
+      if (src instanceof Buffer) {
+        src = src.toString()
+      }
+      return src
+    },
+    markdownPlugins(_ctx) {
+      const plug: Pluggable = () => {}
+      return plug
+    },
+    htmlPlugins() {
+      if (opts.enabled) {
+        return [
+          rehypeSlug,
+          [
+            rehypeAutolinkHeadings,
+            {
+              behavior: "append",
+              properties: {
+                role: "anchor",
+                ariaHidden: true,
+                tabIndex: -1,
+                "data-no-popover": true,
+              },
+              content: {
+                type: "element",
+                tagName: "svg",
+                properties: {
+                  width: 18,
+                  height: 18,
+                  viewBox: "0 0 24 24",
+                  fill: "none",
+                  stroke: "currentColor",
+                  "stroke-width": "2",
+                  "stroke-linecap": "round",
+                  "stroke-linejoin": "round",
+                },
+                children: [
+                  {
+                    type: "element",
+                    tagName: "path",
+                    properties: {
+                      d: "M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71",
+                    },
+                    children: [],
+                  },
+                  {
+                    type: "element",
+                    tagName: "path",
+                    properties: {
+                      d: "M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71",
+                    },
+                    children: [],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        ] as Pluggable[]
+      } else {
+        return [] as Pluggable[]
+      }
+    },
+    externalResources() {
+      const js = {} as JSResource
+      return js
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/smartypants.ts b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/smartypants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7c385088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/plugins/parsers/github/smartypants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { QuartzParser } from "../../types"
+import { JSResource } from "../../../util/resources"
+import { Pluggable } from "unified"
+import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm"
+import smartypants from "remark-smartypants"
+
+interface Options {
+  enabled: Boolean
+}
+
+const defaultOptions: Options = {
+  enabled: true,
+}
+
+export const GitHubSmartypants: QuartzParser<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts) => {
+  const opts: Options = { ...defaultOptions, ...userOpts }
+  return {
+    name: "GitHubSmartypants",
+    textTransform(_ctx, src: string | Buffer) {
+      if (src instanceof Buffer) {
+        src = src.toString()
+      }
+      return src
+    },
+    markdownPlugins(_ctx) {
+      if (opts.enabled) {
+        return [remarkGfm, smartypants]
+      }
+      return [remarkGfm]
+    },
+    htmlPlugins() {
+      const plug: Pluggable = () => {}
+      return plug
+    },
+    externalResources() {
+      const js = {} as JSResource
+      return js
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/markdown.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/markdown.ts
index d35053735..c40e47336 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/markdown.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/markdown.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { toHast } from "mdast-util-to-hast"
 import { toHtml } from "hast-util-to-html"
 import { PhrasingContent } from "mdast-util-find-and-replace/lib"
 import { capitalize } from "../../util/lang"
-import { PluggableList } from "unified"
+import { Pluggable, PluggableList } from "unified"
 import { Node } from "unist"
 import { VFile } from "vfile"
 import { BuildVisitor } from "unist-util-visit"
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import smartypants from "remark-smartypants"
 import rehypeSlug from "rehype-slug"
 import rehypeAutolinkHeadings from "rehype-autolink-headings"
 
+import { GitHubLinkheadings, GitHubSmartypants } from "../parsers/github"
+
 import {
   ObsidianArrow,
   ObsidianCallouts,
@@ -213,11 +215,15 @@ export const GitHubFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<GitHubOptio
     markdownPlugins(ctx) {
       const plugins: PluggableList = []
 
+      plugins.push(GitHubSmartypants({ enabled: opts.enableSmartyPants }).markdownPlugins(ctx))
+
       return plugins
     },
     htmlPlugins() {
       const plugins: PluggableList = []
 
+      plugins.push.apply(GitHubLinkheadings({ enabled: opts.linkHeadings }).htmlPlugins())
+
       return plugins
     },
     externalResources() {
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<ObsidianO
     htmlPlugins() {
       const plugins: PluggableList = [rehypeRaw]
 
-      plugins.push(ObsidianCheckboxes({ enabled: opts.enableCheckbox }).htmlPlugins())
+      plugins.push.apply(ObsidianCheckboxes({ enabled: opts.enableCheckbox }).htmlPlugins())
 
       return plugins
     },
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/types.ts b/quartz/plugins/types.ts
index 4eb268939..a621b8487 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/types.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/types.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ export type QuartzParserInstance = {
   name: string
   textTransform: (ctx: BuildCtx, src: string | Buffer) => string | Buffer
   markdownPlugins: (ctx: BuildCtx) => Pluggable
-  htmlPlugins: () => Pluggable
+  htmlPlugins: () => Pluggable | Pluggable[]
   externalResources: () => JSResource | string
 }