diff --git a/src/app/concepts/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/concepts/[slug]/page.tsx
index 5fea939..445c4d9 100644
--- a/src/app/concepts/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/concepts/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { Metadata } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { parseInlineMarkdown } from "@/lib/markdown";
 import {
   getConceptBySlug,
   getAllConceptSlugs,
@@ -39,12 +40,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata>
   }
 }
 
-function parseInlineMarkdown(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, "<strong>$1</strong>")
-    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<a href="$2">$1</a>')
-    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "<code>$1</code>");
-}
+// parseInlineMarkdown imported from @/lib/markdown
 
 function renderConceptBody(content: string) {
   const elements: { type: "p" | "h3" | "code" | "ul" | "table"; content: string }[] = [];
diff --git a/src/app/functions/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/functions/[slug]/page.tsx
index 0fc6080..5be3035 100644
--- a/src/app/functions/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/functions/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Metadata } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { getFunctionBySlug, getAllFunctionSlugs, buildSearchIndex } from "@/lib/mdx";
 import { PQTableData, ExampleStep } from "@/lib/types";
+import { parseInlineMarkdown } from "@/lib/markdown";
 import FunctionHeader from "@/components/function-page/FunctionHeader";
 import SyntaxBlock from "@/components/function-page/SyntaxBlock";
 import ParametersTable from "@/components/function-page/ParametersTable";
@@ -102,12 +103,7 @@ function parseRemarks(content: string): string | null {
   return remarksMatch ? remarksMatch[1].trim() : null;
 }
 
-function parseInlineMarkdown(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, "<strong>$1</strong>")
-    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<a href="$2">$1</a>')
-    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "<code>$1</code>");
-}
+// parseInlineMarkdown imported from @/lib/markdown
 
 function renderRemarks(remarks: string) {
   const elements: React.ReactElement[] = [];
@@ -247,7 +243,7 @@ export default async function FunctionPage({ params }: PageProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <article>
+    <article key={slug}>
       <script
         type="application/ld+json"
         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(jsonLd) }}
diff --git a/src/app/patterns/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/patterns/[slug]/page.tsx
index e29c7f0..0332466 100644
--- a/src/app/patterns/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/patterns/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { Metadata } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { parseInlineMarkdown } from "@/lib/markdown";
 import {
   getPatternBySlug,
   getAllPatternSlugs,
@@ -38,12 +39,7 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: PageProps): Promise<Metadata>
   }
 }
 
-function parseInlineMarkdown(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, "<strong>$1</strong>")
-    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<a href="$2">$1</a>')
-    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "<code>$1</code>");
-}
+// parseInlineMarkdown imported from @/lib/markdown
 
 function renderBody(content: string) {
   const elements: { type: "p" | "h3" | "code" | "ul" | "ol"; content: string; lang?: string }[] = [];
diff --git a/src/components/function-page/ExampleSection.tsx b/src/components/function-page/ExampleSection.tsx
index b654d97..d1e6274 100644
--- a/src/components/function-page/ExampleSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/function-page/ExampleSection.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { PQTableData, ExampleStep } from "@/lib/types";
 import { sampleTables } from "@/data/sample-tables";
+import { parseInlineMarkdown } from "@/lib/markdown";
 import PQTable from "@/components/pq-table/PQTable";
 import SyntaxBlock from "./SyntaxBlock";
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default function ExampleSection({
       <h3>
         Example {index + 1}: {title}
       </h3>
-      {description && <p className="example-description">{description}</p>}
+      {description && <p className="example-description" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: parseInlineMarkdown(description) }} />}
 
       <div className="example-code">
         <SyntaxBlock code={code} />
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export default function ExampleSection({
           {currentStep && (
             <div className="step-output">
               {currentStep.description && (
-                <p className="step-description">{currentStep.description}</p>
+                <p className="step-description" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: parseInlineMarkdown(currentStep.description) }} />
               )}
               <div className="example-table">
                 <PQTable data={currentStep.output} />
diff --git a/src/lib/markdown.ts b/src/lib/markdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8351cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/markdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Lightweight inline-markdown parser used in function pages.
+ *
+ * Handles: **bold**, [link](url), and `code`.
+ * M function names inside backticks (e.g. `Table.AddColumn`) are
+ * automatically linked to their function page.
+ */
+
+const M_FUNCTION_PATTERN = /^[A-Z][a-zA-Z]*\.[A-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9]*$/;
+
+function codeToHtml(inner: string): string {
+  if (M_FUNCTION_PATTERN.test(inner)) {
+    const slug = inner.toLowerCase().replace(/\./g, "-");
+    return `<a href="/functions/${slug}" class="fn-link"><code>${inner}</code></a>`;
+  }
+  return `<code>${inner}</code>`;
+}
+
+export function parseInlineMarkdown(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/g, "<strong>$1</strong>")
+    .replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)/g, '<a href="$2">$1</a>')
+    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, (_, inner) => codeToHtml(inner));
+}