SevenMark

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SevenMarkA DSL for SevenWiki

High-performance Rust-based markup parser

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Rich Text Styling

Support for bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript, and styled inline blocks.

Structured Block Elements

Tables, lists, folds, blockquotes, code blocks, CSS blocks, and ruby annotations with nested content support.

Dynamic Utility Macros

Built-in macros for time, dates, anchors, page counters, footnotes, variables, and layout helpers.

Wiki-Specific Features

Includes, categories, redirects, internal links, external embeds, and media-aware document rendering.

High Performance

Built with Rust and the winnow parser library for fast parsing and precise source tracking.

Extensible Architecture

Dedicated AST, formatter, HTML renderer, and LSP layers make the syntax easy to evolve.

Quick Start ​

Try SevenMark syntax:

sevenmark
{{{#define #release="2.29.0"}}}

[anchor(release-notes)]
# SevenMark [var(release)]

Today: [date]
Updated at: [datetime]
Days until launch: [dday(2026-12-31)]

{{{#table #caption="Release overview" #sortable
    [[#head [[Feature]] [[Value]]]]
    [[[[Current release]] [[[var(release)]]]]]
    [[[[Document pages]] [[[pagecount(Document)]]]]]
}}}

See note{{{#fn #name="release-note" This branch adds utility macros, named footnotes, and richer table/media parameters. }}}.
Repeat the same note{{{#fn #name="release-note" Later named references point back to the first definition. }}}.

[[#document="Guide" #anchor="installation" Jump to installation]]

[fn]

Key Features ​

Text Styling ​

  • **bold**, *italic*, __underline__, ~~strikethrough~~
  • ^^superscript^^, ,,subscript,,
  • Headers: # ## ### #### ##### ######
  • Collapsible headers: ##! Header (exclamation after #)

Block Elements ​

  • Tables: {{{#table #caption="..." #sortable ...}}}
  • Lists: {{{#list #1 [[Item]] }}}
  • Code: raw block opened by {{{#code and closed by matching triple-brace depth
  • Math: raw block opened by {{{#tex and closed by matching triple-brace depth (#block optional)
  • CSS: raw block opened by {{{#css and closed by matching triple-brace depth
  • Quotes: {{{#quote content }}}
  • Folds: {{{#fold [[summary]] [[details]] }}}
  • Images: [[#file="image.png" Alt text]]
  • Links: [[#url="https://example.com" Link text]]
  • Wiki pages: [[#document="PageName" Link text]]
  • Fragment links: [[#document="PageName" #anchor="section-id" Jump]]
  • Theme-aware media: [[#file="logo.svg" #theme="dark" Dark logo]]

Wiki Features ​

  • Include: {{{#include PageName }}} or {{{#include #namespace="Document" PageName }}}
  • Category: {{{#category Category Name }}}
  • Redirect: {{{#redirect TargetPage }}}

Advanced Features ​

  • Comments: // inline and /* multiline */
  • Macros: [now], [date], [datetime], [dday(1990-01-01)], [pagecount], [pagecount(Document)], [anchor(name)], [age(1990-01-01)], [var(name)], [br], [clear], [fn], [null]
  • Variables: {{{#define #key="val"}}} + [var(key)]
  • Footnotes: {{{#fn #display="*" Note}}} and reusable named footnotes with {{{#fn #name="api" Note}}}
  • Conditionals: {{{#if [var(x)] == "value" :: content }}}
  • Operators: ==, !=, >, <, >=, <=, &&, ||, !, true, false, null
  • Styling parameters: #style, #color, #size, #dark-color, #dark-bgcolor, #caption, #sortable, #theme, #anchor, #x, #y
  • Escaping: \*literal\*, \{\{\{not-element\}\}\}