Pandoc Markdown to PDF image position

Did you try to deactivate the implicit_figures as in pandoc -f markdown-implicit_figures -t pdf myfile.md To solve the size problem you could also try to fix the size within the markdown file with an attribute. Something like that can do the trick: ![Caption text](/path/to/image){ width=50% }

What can I control with YAML header options in pandoc?

Almost everything set in the YAML metadata has only an effect through the pandoc template in use. Pandoc templates may contain variables. For example in your HTML template, you could write: <title>$title$</title> These template variables can be set with the –variable KEY[=VAL] option. However, they are also set from the document metadata, which in turn … Read more