Basic syntax highlighter

Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter, built with modern web standards in mind. To highlight code syntax, add .language-* class to the <code> element. By default, highlighter displays a small text block with current language on the top right corner. This functionality is an extra option, provided by "Show language" prism.js addon.

Example

<!-- Navbar markup -->
<div class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark">
	<div class="navbar-brand">
		<a href="index.html" class="d-inline-block">
			<img src="assets/images/logo.png" alt="Limitless">
		</a>
	</div>

	<div class="navbar-collapse collapse" id="navbar-mobile">
		<ul class="navbar-nav mr-md-auto">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>

		<ul class="navbar-nav">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /navbar markup -->
Line highlight

Highlights specific lines and/or line ranges with light green color and displays start and end line numbers. To highlight specific line, add data-line="*" attribute, to highlight line ranges add data-line="*-*" attribute. Multiple lines or ranges are also supported, to use just separate values with comma: data-line="*, *-*". This prism addon is included to the current plugin build by default.

Example

<!-- Navbar markup -->
<div class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark">
	<div class="navbar-brand">
		<a href="index.html" class="d-inline-block">
			<img src="assets/images/logo.png" alt="Limitless">
		</a>
	</div>

	<div class="navbar-collapse collapse" id="navbar-mobile">
		<ul class="navbar-nav mr-md-auto">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>

		<ul class="navbar-nav">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /navbar markup -->
Line numbers

Line number at the beginning of code lines. Obviously, this is supposed to work only for code blocks - <pre><code> - and not for inline code. To use this feature, add .line-numbers class to your desired <pre> element and line-numbers plugin will take care. This prism addon is included to the current plugin build by default.

Example

<!-- Navbar markup -->
<div class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark">
	<div class="navbar-brand">
		<a href="index.html" class="d-inline-block">
			<img src="assets/images/logo.png" alt="Limitless">
		</a>
	</div>

	<div class="navbar-collapse collapse" id="navbar-mobile">
		<ul class="navbar-nav mr-md-auto">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>

		<ul class="navbar-nav">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /navbar markup -->
Define starting line

Defines starting line number at the beginning of code lines. This feature works as an optional addition to the line number plugin. To set a custom starting line number, add data-start="*" attribute to the code block markup and it will shift the line counter. Negative values are also supported. This prism feature is also included by default.

Example

<!-- Navbar markup -->
<div class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark">
	<div class="navbar-brand">
		<a href="index.html" class="d-inline-block">
			<img src="assets/images/logo.png" alt="Limitless">
		</a>
	</div>

	<div class="navbar-collapse collapse" id="navbar-mobile">
		<ul class="navbar-nav mr-md-auto">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>

		<ul class="navbar-nav">
			<li class="navbar-nav-link">...</li>
			<li class="navbar-nav-link dropdown">...</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /navbar markup -->
Available languages

By default, a complete prism.js build allows you to add up to 126 languages. Current build includes 27: markup, css, css-extras, c-like, javascript, java, C, C#, C++, coffescript, diff, git, haml, handlebars, json, less, markdown, perl, php, php extras, python, ruby, sass, sql, stylus, swift, twig. Available addons: line-highlight, line-numbers, autolinker, file-highlight and show-language. For a custom build, please go to this page.

CSS example

/* CSS highlight */
.line-highlight {
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	margin-top: 12px;
	background: rgba(133, 238, 149, 0.12);  
	pointer-events: none;
	white-space: pre;
}

.line-highlight:before,
.line-highlight[data-end]:after {
	content: attr(data-start);
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 10px;
	padding: 2px;
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #999;
}

SASS example

/* SASS highlight */
.input-group-addon {
	padding: $input-btn-padding-y $input-btn-padding-x;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-size: $font-size-base;
	font-weight: $font-weight-normal;
	line-height: $input-btn-line-height;
	color: $input-color;
	text-align: center;
	background-color: $input-group-addon-bg;
	border: $input-btn-border-width solid $input-group-addon-border-color;
	@include border-radius($input-border-radius);

    // Sizing
    &.form-control-sm {
        padding: $input-btn-padding-y-sm $input-btn-padding-x-sm;
        font-size: $font-size-sm;
        @include border-radius($input-border-radius-sm);
    }

    &.form-control-lg {
        padding: $input-btn-padding-y-lg $input-btn-padding-x-lg;
        font-size: $font-size-lg;
        @include border-radius($input-border-radius-lg);
    }
}

JS example

/* JS highlight */
$('[data-action=reload]').on('click', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    var block = $(this).parent();
    $(block).block({ 
        message: '<i class="icon-spinner3 spinner"></i>',
        overlayCSS: {
            backgroundColor: '#fff',
            opacity: 0.8,
            cursor: 'wait',
            'box-shadow': '0 0 0 1px #ddd'
        },
        css: {
            border: 0,
            backgroundColor: 'none'
        }
    });

    window.setTimeout(function () {
       $(block).unblock();
    }, 2000); 
});

LESS example

/* LESS highlight */
.input-group-addon {
	padding: @input-btn-padding-y @input-btn-padding-x;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-size: @font-size-base;
	font-weight: @font-weight-normal;
	line-height: @input-btn-line-height;
	color: @input-color;
	text-align: center;
	background-color: @input-group-addon-bg;
	border: @input-btn-border-width solid @input-group-addon-border-color;
	.border-radius(@input-border-radius);

    // Sizing
    &.form-control-sm {
        padding: @input-btn-padding-y-sm @input-btn-padding-x-sm;
        font-size: @font-size-sm;
        .border-radius(@input-border-radius-sm);
    }

    &.form-control-lg {
        padding: @input-btn-padding-y-lg @input-btn-padding-x-lg;
        font-size: @font-size-lg;
        .border-radius(@input-border-radius-lg);
    }
}