Introducing highlight-plus: Supercharged Syntax Highlighting for React

In the world of web development, making code snippets clear and easy to read is essential. Plenty of tools offer syntax highlighting — but what if you want to emphasise specific words in that code? That’s where highlight-plus comes in — an NPM package that extends React syntax highlighting by letting you highlight specific words within your code. Why highlight-plus? Built on top of react-highlight, highlight-plus keeps all the great syntax highlighting features you love — but adds the ability to highlight specific words, a feature react-highlight doesn’t support. This is especially helpful when you want to draw attention to key parts of your code, like a variable or function, making it perfect for tutorials, documentation, and code demos. Key Features at a Glance ✅ Full Syntax Highlighting: Supports a wide range of programming languages, including JavaScript and TypeScript, for clean, readable code.

Mar 13, 2025 - 21:16

Introducing highlight-plus: Supercharged Syntax Highlighting for React

In the world of web development, making code snippets clear and easy to read is essential. Plenty of tools offer syntax highlighting — but what if you want to emphasise specific words in that code? That’s where highlight-plus comes in — an NPM package that extends React syntax highlighting by letting you highlight specific words within your code.

Why highlight-plus?

Built on top of react-highlight, highlight-plus keeps all the great syntax highlighting features you love — but adds the ability to highlight specific words, a feature react-highlight doesn’t support. This is especially helpful when you want to draw attention to key parts of your code, like a variable or function, making it perfect for tutorials, documentation, and code demos.

Key Features at a Glance

✅ Full Syntax Highlighting: Supports a wide range of programming languages, including JavaScript and TypeScript, for clean, readable code.