Highlight

The highlight shortcode renders your code with a syntax highlighter.

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1print("Hello World!")

Usage

This shortcode is fully compatible with Hugo’s highlight shortcode but offers some extensions.

It is called interchangeably in the same way as Hugo’s own shortcode providing positional parameter or by simply using codefences.

You are free to also call this shortcode from your own partials. In this case it resembles Hugo’s highlight function syntax if you call this shortcode as a partial using compatibility syntax.

While the examples are using shortcodes with named parameter it is recommended to use codefences instead. This is because more and more other software supports codefences (eg. GitHub) and so your markdown becomes more portable.

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```py { lineNos="true" wrap="true" title="python" }
print("Hello World!")
```
{{< highlight lineNos="true" type="py" wrap="true" title="python" >}}
print("Hello World!")
{{< /highlight >}}
{{< highlight py "lineNos=true,wrap=true,title=python" >}}
print("Hello World!")
{{< /highlight >}}
{{ partial "shortcodes/highlight.html" (dict
  "page"    .
  "content" "print(\"Hello World!\")"
  "lineNos" "true"
  "type"    "py"
  "wrap"    "true"
  "title"   "python"
)}}
{{ partial "shortcodes/highlight.html" (dict
  "page"    .
  "content" "print(\"Hello World!\")"
  "options" "lineNos=true,wrap=true,title=python"
  "type"    "py"
)}}

Parameter

Name Position Default Notes
type 1 <empty> The language of the code to highlight. Choose from one of the supported languages. Case-insensitive.
title <empty> Extension. Arbitrary title for code. This displays the code like a single tab if hl_inline=false (which is Hugos default).
wrap see notes Extension. When true the content may wrap on long lines otherwise it will be scrollable.

The default value can be set in your hugo.toml and overwritten via frontmatter. See below.
options 2 <empty> An optional, comma-separated list of zero or more Hugo supported options as well as extension parameter from this table.
<option> <empty> Any of Hugo’s supported options.
<content> <empty> Your code to highlight.

Configuration

Default values for Hugo’s supported options can be set via goldmark settings in your hugo.toml

Default values for extension options can be set via params settings in your hugo.toml or be overwritten by frontmatter for each individual page.

Global Configuration File

You can configure the color style used for code blocks in your color variants stylesheet file.

[markup]
  [markup.highlight]
    # line numbers in a table layout will shift if code is wrapping, so better
    # use inline; besides that visually both layouts have the same look and behavior
    lineNumbersInTable = false

    # the shipped variants come with their own modified chroma syntax highlightning
    # stylesheets which are linked in your generated HTML pages; you can use Hugo to generate
    # own stylesheets to your liking and use them in your variant;
    # if you want to use Hugo's internal styles instead of the shipped stylesheets:
    # - remove `noClasses` or set `noClasses = true`
    # - set `style` to a predefined style name
    # note: with using the internal styles, the `--CODE-theme` setting in your variant
    # stylesheet will be ignored and the internal style is used for all variants and
    # even print
    noClasses = false
    # style = "tango"

Optional Settings

[params]
  highlightWrap = true

Page’s Frontmatter

+++
highlightWrap = true
+++

Examples

Line Numbers with Starting Offset

As mentioned above, line numbers in a table layout will shift if code is wrapping, so better use inline. To make things easier for you, set lineNumbersInTable = false in your hugo.toml and add lineNos = true when calling the shortcode instead of the specific values table or inline.

{{< highlight lineNos="true" lineNoStart="666" type="py" >}}
# the hardest part is to start writing code; here's a kickstart; just copy and paste this; it's free; the next lines will cost you serious credits
print("Hello")
print(" ")
print("World")
print("!")
{{< /highlight >}}
666# the hardest part is to start writing code; here's a kickstart; just copy and paste this; it's free; the next lines will cost you serious credits
667print("Hello")
668print(" ")
669print("World")
670print("!")

Codefence with Title

```py { title="python" }
# a bit shorter
print("Hello World!")
```
​
# a bit shorter
print("Hello World!")

With Wrap

{{< highlight type="py" wrap="true" hl_lines="2" >}}
# Quicksort Python One-liner
lambda L: [] if L==[] else qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x< L[0]]) + L[0:1] + qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x>=L[0]])
# Some more stuff
{{< /highlight >}}
# Quicksort Python One-liner
lambda L: [] if L==[] else qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x< L[0]]) + L[0:1] + qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x>=L[0]])
# Some more stuff

Without Wrap

{{< highlight type="py" wrap="false" hl_lines="2" >}}
# Quicksort Python One-liner
lambda L: [] if L==[] else qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x< L[0]]) + L[0:1] + qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x>=L[0]])
# Some more stuff
{{< /highlight >}}
# Quicksort Python One-liner
lambda L: [] if L==[] else qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x< L[0]]) + L[0:1] + qsort([x for x in L[1:] if x>=L[0]])
# Some more stuff