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'''Markup''' languages express the structure and/or presentation of a document through the use of tags, elements, and embedded commands and codes. They are distinguished from [[Programming Languages|programming languages]], because instead of giving instructions to be executed, markup elements designate the nature, purpose, or style of text and media which is part of a document. | '''Markup''' languages express the structure and/or presentation of a document through the use of tags, elements, and embedded commands and codes. They are distinguished from [[Programming Languages|programming languages]], because instead of giving instructions to be executed, markup elements designate the nature, purpose, or style of text and media which is part of a document. | ||
| + | * [[DTD]] (Document Type Definition); used to define document formats in markup languages | ||
| + | * [[HTML]] (HyperText Markup Language) | ||
| + | * [[LaTeX]] (User-friendly version of [[TeX]] used by mathematicians, computer scientists etc) | ||
* [[Markdown]] | * [[Markdown]] | ||
* [[reStructuredText]] | * [[reStructuredText]] | ||
| + | * [[Scribe]] | ||
| + | * [[SGML]] (Standard Generalised Markup Format) | ||
| + | * [[Text Encoding Initiative|TEI]] (Text Encoding Initiative; Specialised dialect of SGML) | ||
| + | * [[TeX]] (TeX type-setting language created by Donald Knuth) | ||
| + | * [[XHTML]] (Extensible HTML) | ||
* [[XML]] | * [[XML]] | ||
See also [[Document]] and [[Text-based data]]. | See also [[Document]] and [[Text-based data]]. | ||
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Markup languages express the structure and/or presentation of a document through the use of tags, elements, and embedded commands and codes. They are distinguished from programming languages, because instead of giving instructions to be executed, markup elements designate the nature, purpose, or style of text and media which is part of a document.
- DTD (Document Type Definition); used to define document formats in markup languages
- HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- LaTeX (User-friendly version of TeX used by mathematicians, computer scientists etc)
- Markdown
- reStructuredText
- Scribe
- SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Format)
- TEI (Text Encoding Initiative; Specialised dialect of SGML)
- TeX (TeX type-setting language created by Donald Knuth)
- XHTML (Extensible HTML)
- XML
See also Document and Text-based data.
