svelte-highlight
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Svelte component library for highlighting code using highlight.js
Syntax highlighting for Svelte using highlight.js.
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# npm
npm i -D svelte-highlight
# pnpm
pnpm i -D svelte-highlight highlight.js
# Bun
bun i -D svelte-highlight
# Yarn
yarn add -D svelte-highlight
Note that pnpm users must also install highlight.js.
The Highlight component requires two props:
code: text to highlightlanguage: language grammar used to highlight the textImport languages from svelte-highlight/languages.
See SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.md for a list of supported languages.
<script>
import Highlight from "svelte-highlight";
import typescript from "svelte-highlight/languages/typescript";
const code = "const add = (a: number, b: number) => a + b;";
</script>
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} />
Import styles from svelte-highlight/styles. See SUPPORTED_STYLES.md for a list of supported styles.
There are two ways to apply highlight.js styles.
This component exports highlight.js themes in JavaScript. Import the theme from svelte-highlight/styles and inject it using the svelte:head API.
<script>
import Highlight from "svelte-highlight";
import typescript from "svelte-highlight/languages/typescript";
import github from "svelte-highlight/styles/github";
const code = "const add = (a: number, b: number) => a + b;";
</script>
<svelte:head>
{@html github}
</svelte:head>
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} />
Depending on your set-up, importing a CSS StyleSheet in Svelte may require a CSS file loader. SvelteKit/Vite automatically supports this. For Webpack, refer to examples/webpack.
<script>
import { Highlight } from "svelte-highlight";
import typescript from "svelte-highlight/languages/typescript";
import "svelte-highlight/styles/github.css";
const code = "const add = (a: number, b: number) => a + b;";
</script>
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} />
CSS StyleSheets can also be externally linked from a Content Delivery Network (CDN) like unpkg.com.
[!WARNING] Using a CDN is best suited for prototyping and not recommended for production use.
HTML
<head>
<link
rel="stylesheet"
href="https://unpkg.com/svelte-highlight/styles/github.css"
/>
</head>
svelte:head
<svelte:head>
<link
rel="stylesheet"
href="https://unpkg.com/svelte-highlight/styles/github.css"
/>
</svelte:head>
Use the HighlightSvelte component for Svelte syntax highlighting.
<script>
import { HighlightSvelte } from "svelte-highlight";
import github from "svelte-highlight/styles/github";
const code = `<button on:click={() => { console.log(0); }}>Increment {count}</button>`;
</script>
<svelte:head>
{@html github}
</svelte:head>
<HighlightSvelte {code} />
The HighlightAuto component uses the highlightAuto API and attempts to guess what grammar to use based on the provided code.
[!WARNING] Auto-highlighting will result in a larger bundle size. Specify a language if possible.
<script>
import { HighlightAuto } from "svelte-highlight";
import github from "svelte-highlight/styles/github";
const code = `body {\n padding: 0;\n color: red;\n}`;
</script>
<svelte:head>
{@html github}
</svelte:head>
<HighlightAuto {code} />
Use the LineNumbers component to render the highlighted code with line numbers.
<script>
import Highlight, { LineNumbers } from "svelte-highlight";
import typescript from "svelte-highlight/languages/typescript";
import atomOneDark from "svelte-highlight/styles/atom-one-dark";
const code = "const add = (a: number, b: number) => a + b";
</script>
<svelte:head>
{@html atomOneDark}
</svelte:head>
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers {highlighted} />
</Highlight>
Set hideBorder to true to hide the border of the line numbers column.
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers {highlighted} hideBorder />
</Highlight>
By default, overflowing horizontal content is contained by a scrollbar.
Set wrapLines to true to hide the border of the line numbers column.
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers {highlighted} wrapLines />
</Highlight>
The line number starts at 1. Customize this via the startingLineNumber prop.
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers {highlighted} startingLineNumber={42} />
</Highlight>
Specify the lines to highlight using the highlightedLines prop. Indices start at zero.
Use --highlighted-background to customize the background color of highlighted lines.
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers
{highlighted}
highlightedLines={[0, 2, 3, 14]}
--highlighted-background="#000"
/>
</Highlight>
Use --style-props to customize styles.
| Style prop | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| --line-number-color | Text color of the line numbers | currentColor |
| --border-color | Border color of the column of line numbers | currentColor |
| --padding-left | Left padding for td elements | 1em |
| --padding-right | Right padding for td elements | 1em |
| --highlighted-background | Background color of highlighted lines | rgba(254, 241, 96, 0.2) |
<Highlight language={typescript} {code} let:highlighted>
<LineNumbers
{highlighted}
--line-number-color="pink"
--border-color="rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2)"
--padding-left={0}
--padding-right="3em"
--highlighted-background="#000"
/>
</Highlight>
All Highlight components apply a data-language attribute on the codeblock containing the language name.
See SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES.md for a list of supported languages.
[data-language="css"] {
/* custom style rules */
}
Set langtag to true to display the language name in the top right corner of the code block.
Customize the language tag background, color, and border-radius using style props.
See the Languages page for a list of supported languages.
| Style prop | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| --langtag-top | Top position of the langtag | 0 |
| --langtag-right | Right position of the langtag | 0 |
| --langtag-background | Background color of the langtag | inherit |
| --langtag-color | Text color of the langtag | inherit |
| --langtag-border-radius | Border radius of the langtag | 0 |
| --langtag-padding | Padding of the langtag | 1em |
<script>
import { HighlightAuto } from "svelte-highlight";
$: code = `.body { padding: 0; margin: 0; }`;
</script>
<HighlightAuto {code} langtag />
<HighlightAuto
{code}
langtag
--langtag-background="linear-gradient(135deg, #2996cf, 80%, white)"
--langtag-color="#fff"
--langtag-border-radius="6px"
--langtag-padding="0.5rem"
/>
For custom language highlighting, pass a name and register function to the language prop.
Refer to the highlight.js language definition guide for guidance.
<script>
import { Highlight } from "svelte-highlight";
import hljs from "highlight.js";
const language = {
name: "custom-language",
register: (hljs) => {
return {
/** custom language rules */
contains: [],
};
},
};
</script>
<Highlight {language} code="..." />
You can use the await import syntax for code-splitting.
In the example below, the HighlightAuto component and injected styles are dynamically loaded.
<script>
import { onMount } from "svelte";
let component;
let styles;
onMount(async () => {
component = (await import("svelte-highlight")).HighlightAuto;
styles = (await import("svelte-highlight/styles/github")).default;
});
</script>
<svelte:head>
{#if styles}
{@html styles}
{/if}
</svelte:head>
<svelte:component
this={component}
langtag
code={`body {\n padding: 0;\n color: red;\n}`}
/>
Highlight| Name | Type | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| code | any | N/A (required) |
| language | { name: string; register: hljs => object } | N/A (required) |
| langtag | boolean | false |
$$restProps are forwarded to the top-level pre element.
code is highlighted<Highlight
language={typescript}
{code}
on:highlight={(e) => {
/**
* The highlighted HTML as a string.
* @example "<span>...</span>"
*/
console.log(e.detail.highlighted);
}}
/>
LineNumbers| Name | Type | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| highlighted | string | N/A (required) |
| hideBorder | boolean | false |
| wrapLines | boolean | false |
| startingLineNumber | number | 1 |
| highlightedLines | number[] | [] |
$$restProps are forwarded to the top-level div element.
HighlightSvelte| Name | Type | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| code | any | N/A (required) |
| langtag | boolean | false |
$$restProps are forwarded to the top-level pre element.
code is highlighted<HighlightSvelte
{code}
on:highlight={(e) => {
/**
* The highlighted HTML as a string.
* @example "<span>...</span>"
*/
console.log(e.detail.highlighted);
}}
/>
HighlightAuto| Name | Type | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| code | any | N/A (required) |
| langtag | boolean | false |
$$restProps are forwarded to the top-level pre element.
code is highlighted<HighlightAuto
{code}
on:highlight={(e) => {
/**
* The highlighted HTML as a string.
* @example "<span>...</span>"
*/
console.log(e.detail.highlighted);
/**
* The inferred language name
* @example "css"
*/
console.log(e.detail.language);
}}
/>
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Svelte component library for highlighting code using highlight.js
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