Supported Code Block Syntaxes

Below is a list of syntax names and aliases supported in MacDown’s fenced block code markup. You can turn on this feature by enabling Syntax highlighted code block in the Rendering Preference pane.

Language ID	Notes
`abap`
`actionscript`
`apacheconf`	Configuration syntax for the Apache HTTP Server.
`apl`
`applescript`
`asciidoc`
`aspnet`	ASP.NET markup in `.aspx` files.
`autohotkey`
`autoit`
`bash`
`basic`
`batch`
`bison`
`brainfuck`
`c`
`c++`	Alias to `cpp`.
`clike`	Generic syntax for C-like languages.
`coffee`	Alias to `coffeescript`.
`coffee-script`	Alias to `coffeescript`.
`coffeescript`
`cpp`	C++
`crystal`
`cs`	Alias to `csharp`.
`csharp`	C#
`css`
`d`
`dart`
`diff`
`docker`
`eiffel`
`elixir`
`erlang`
`fortran`
`fsharp`
`gherkin`
`git`	Syntax used in Git commit messages.
`glsl`
`go`
`graphviz`	Alias to `dot`.
`groovy`
`gv`	Alias to `dot`.
`haml`
`handlebars`
`haskell`
`haxe`
`html`	Alias to `markup`.
`http`	Syntax used in HTTP requests and responses.
`icon`
`inform7`
`ini`	Windows INI format.
`j`
`jade`
`java`
`javascript`
`jl`	Alias to `julia`.
`js`	Alias to `javascript`.
`json`	Alias to `javascript`.
`jsx`
`julia`
`keyman`
`kotlin`
`latex`
`less`
`lolcode`
`lua`
`makefile`
`markdown`
`markup`	Generic *ML syntax, e.g. HTML, XML, etc.
`matlab`
`mel`
`mizar`
`monkey`
`nasm`	The Netwide Assembler.
`nginx`
`nim`
`nix`
`nsis`
`obj-c`	Alias to `objectivec`.
`objc`	Alias to `objectivec`.
`objective-c`	Alias to `objectivec`.
`objectivec`	Objective-C.
`ocaml`
`oz`
`parigp`
`parser`
`pascal`
`perl`
`php`
`powershell`
`processing`
`prolog`
`puppet`
`pure`
`py`	Alias to `python`.
`python`	Python 2.
`q`
`qore`
`r`
`rb`	Alias to `ruby`.
`rest`
`rip`
`roboconf`
`ruby`
`rust`
`sas`	SAS. Not an alias to `sass`.
`sass`	SASS (SASS)
`scala`
`scheme`
`scss`	SASS (SCSS)
`sh`	Alias to `bash`.
`smalltalk`
`smarty`
`sql`
`stylus`
`swift`	Apple’s Swift programming language. Not the parallel scripting language.
`tcl`
`textile`
`twig`
`typescript`
`verilog`
`vhdl`
`vim`
`wiki`
`xml`	Alias to `markup`.
`yaml`	YAML

Contributing

MacDown accepts pull requests on aliases to existing languages, but not new syntax highlighting rules. If you wish to provide additional language definitions and/or themes, please visit Prism’s project page and submit them there. I will include updates from Prism after your pull request is accepted.