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Rosetta Code supports syntax highlighting of code using [httphttps://sourceforgepygments.net/projects/geshiorg/ GeSHiPygments], the Generic Syntax Highlighter.

Prefix your code with <code>&lt;syntaxhighlight lang ''="foo''"&gt;</code> (where ''foo'' is the language to use for highlighting) and suffix it with <code>&lt;/langsyntaxhighlight&gt;</code>. Be sure not to insert extra space between the tags and your code. For example, here's how you'd highlight a C program:

Make sure to use the standard identifier for your language even if GeSHiPygments doesn't know how to highlight it yet. If your language isn't in the list, make up an identifier (consisting entirely of lowercase alphanumeric ASCII characters; make it short yet unambiguous) and add it to the list. That way, if your language is supported in a future release of GeSHiPygments, Rosetta Code can immediately benefit.

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