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Filename extension |
.dj[1] |
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Internet media type | unknown value |
Developed by | John MacFarlane |
Latest release | |
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]