jQuery.Syntax is an extremely fast and lightweight syntax highlighter written in JavaScript. It has dynamic loading of syntax source files and integrates cleanly using CSS or modelines. Try it online right now!

Theme:

// -*- mode: javascript; -*-

var foo = function () {
	alert("Hello World");
}

for (var i = 0; i < 100; i += 1) {
	foo();
}

Watch the introductory video for a quick overview.

• Supports both simple installation and full configuration.
• Multiple layouts including line wrapping and scrolling!
• Highlights both <pre> (blocks of code) and <code> (inline code) tags for semantic correctness!
• Out of the box support for a wide variety of languages: Apache Config, AppleScript, Assembly, Bash, Bash Script, Basic, C/C++/Objective-C, C#, CSS, Diff, Go, Haskell, HTML, io, Java, JavaScript, Kai, Lisp, Lua, OCaml, Object-Oriented C, Pascal, Perl 5, PHP, Protocol Buffers, Python, Ruby, Scala, Smalltalk, SQL, SuperCollider, XML, YAML
• Dynamic themes using CSS (development version only!)
• Tested and working in all major modern browsers! (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, Internet Exploder)
• Easy integration with dynamically generated content.

Download

Plugins

• DokuWiki Plugin Download (zip)
  • DokuWiki Plugin Page
• WordPress Plugin Download (zip)
  • Install Instructions
  • WordPress Plugin Page

Documentation

jQuery.Syntax is available to be installed directly into your website, or as a plugin to several open source content management systems.

• Installation Instructions
  • Introductory Video
  • Advanced Setup
  • Modelines
• Supported Languages & Examples
  • Layout Examples
• How to contribute
• License and Copyright information
• Credits

Used By...

• Speedata Publisher — A database publishing system based on LuaTeX; Documentation augmented with jQuery.Syntax.
• Simple:Press — The WordPress Forum Plugin
• Yelp — Gnome documentation and help viewer
• EdgeCase Library — A blog about programming

Donations

jQuery.Syntax is released under a free software license. If you find this software useful, please donate.