![]() ![]() Markup languages are presentational languages that declare the structure and meaning of the content by adding syntax to the text. You might be familiar with markups from editors on authors’ manuscripts - in digital media such markups exist as well in order to specify what the parts of a document are rather than details on how they will get displayed. ![]() At its core, a markup language is the same: a specific syntax that gets added to the plain text and allows a computer to “understand” the structure of the text while it is still (more or less) readable for humans. But beware: markup languages are not programming languages. A markup language doesn’t really “do” anything in the sense of a programming language, it is not an executable script and doesn’t contain any programming logic. It is simply a series of markups that are used alongside plain text. ![]() #Macdown insert registered trademark sign series In the context of markup languages, you’ve most likely heard of the Hypertext Markup Language, better known as HTML, for displaying content in a web browser. HTML uses tags which, however, make the content hard to read for humans. This problem inspired John Gruber to develop Markdown, a new markup language which became widely successful and turned into one of the most popular markup languages there is. The Markdown language was created in 2004 by John Gruber with the help of Aaron Swartz. #Macdown insert registered trademark sign series. ![]()
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