highlight.js
JavaScript syntax highlighter with automatic language detection that runs in the browser and on Node.js.
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highlight.js is a JavaScript syntax highlighter that works in the browser and on Node.js. A page can install it from npm, load it from a CDN, or use a custom bundle generated on the project’s download page. The documentation describes its API. The copyright line names Ivan Sagalaev, and the repository lists a core team and contributors.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Install with
- npm3
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-11-09: links, Runtime
highlightjs.org/ - 2026-11-09: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/highlightjs/highlight.js - 2026-11-09: links, Categories, Install with
github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/blob/main/README.md - 2026-11-09: First release
api.github.com/repos/highlightjs/highlight.js/commits/e0b98f5087cbbac029c75fe36eb8b35ab792ec45 - 2026-11-09: Maintainer, License
github.com/highlightjs/highlight.js/blob/main/LICENSE - 2026-11-09: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/highlightjs/highlight.js/releases/tags/11.12.0 - 2026-11-09: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/highlightjs/highlight.js/contributors?per_page=1 - 2026-11-09: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-11-01:2026-11-07/highlight.js - 2026-11-09: Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/highlight.js - 2026-11-09: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies