diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6339ea3..6298881 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ TIP: The default slot only renders **once** at the beginning, and it will overwr
 | watches | Array | `["source", "show", "toc"]` | HTML refresh automatically when the prop in this array changed |
 | source | String | `null` | the markdown source code |
 | show | Boolean | `true` | enable render to the default slot automatically |
-| html | Boolean | `true` | enable HTML syntax in source |
+| html | Boolean | `false` | enable HTML syntax in source |
 | xhtml-out | Boolean | `true` | `<br></br>` => `<br />` |
 | breaks | Boolean | `true` | `\n` => `<br>` |
 | linkify | Boolean | `true` | autoconvert URL-like text to link |
diff --git a/src/VueMarkdown.js b/src/VueMarkdown.js
index 16ec570..a83ad54 100644
--- a/src/VueMarkdown.js
+++ b/src/VueMarkdown.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default {
     },
     html: {
       type: Boolean,
-      default: true,
+      default: false,
     },
     xhtmlOut: {
       type: Boolean,