Help:Syntax Highlighting: Difference between revisions

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== How to highlight ==

Prefix your code with <code><lang ''foo''></code> (where ''foo'' is the language to use for highlighting) and suffix it with <code></~~lang~~></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:

Prefix your code with <code><syntaxhighlight lang="foo"></code> (where ''foo'' is the language to use for highlighting) and suffix it with <code></syntaxhighlight></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:

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Also, if it hasn't been done yet, add the identifier to your language's category page. Use the "tags" parameter in the [[Template:Language|language template]] to specify it (e.g. "tags=foo" for the example above). If you find that your language already has a tag listed there that isn't in the Village Pump post, add it to the post as well.

If you'd like to, it's ~~surprisingly~~ ~~easy~~ to write a new language definition for ~~GeSHi~~. See [~~[Rosetta Code:Village Pump/Syntax Highlighting#Relationship Between Rosetta Code and GeSHi|this post]] for more on the relationship between GeSHi and Rosetta Code. [http~~://~~rosettacode~~.org/~~geshi~~/ ~~AutoGeSHi]~~ ~~may~~ be of ~~use,~~ ~~although~~ it ~~isn't~~ ~~nearly~~ as ~~fancy~~ as ~~its name suggests; see [[Rosetta Code:AutoGeSHi|this page]]~~.

If you'd like to, it's not difficult to write a new language definition for Pygments. See [https://pygments.org/docs/lexerdevelopment/ Write your own lexer] for more on adding support for a new language.

===Recommended language tag usage===