Global InformationDjot information
| Filename extension |
.dj[1] |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | unknown value |
| Developed by | John MacFarlane |
| Latest release | 0.2.0[2]  3 January 2023 |
| Type of format | Lightweight markup language |
| Extended from | CommonMark |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Free format? | Yes |
| Website | djot |
Djot (/dʒɑt/) is a lightweight markup language that aims to improve on CommonMark's syntax where it is complex and difficult to parse efficiently.[3] It was created in 2022 by John MacFarlane, the author of Pandoc and a member of the CommonMark standardization group.[4][5]
It derives most of its features from CommonMark, but includes a wider set of features, including description lists, footnotes, tables, several new kinds of inline formatting, math and smart punctuation.[3]
The original reference implementation is written in a scripting language (Lua), but the language is designed to parse efficiently, so it is very fast.[6]
The code and documentation are released under the MIT License.[7]
- ^ "File extension". github.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Release 0.2.0". 3 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Djot (/dʒɑt/)". djot.net. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ MacFarlane, John (2022-07-11). "Initial commit". github.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ MacFarlane, John. "Tools". johnmacfarlane.net. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "README.md". github.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "License". github.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.