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hVmark v1

hVmark is a tiny, opinionated markup language made by and for, well, me. While it's used all over this website, it's primarily used in posts in lieu of hard-coded HTML.

// Inline Markers

• Bold: *text*
• Italic: %text%
• Strike: -text-
• Underline: _text_
• Soft line break: [] → <br>

// Links, Images, YouTube

All use the same “anchor + fangs” pattern: @@anchor^fangs^

• Links: @@https://example.com/^Link text^ (leave fangs empty to use the URL as text)
• Images: @@img:/path/file.jpg^Caption^ (85% width by default; caption optional)
• YouTube: @@ytb:VIDEOID^Caption^ (caption optional)

// Lists

• Dotted: one item per line starting with [+]
• Plain: one item per line starting with [-]
• Soft breaks are allowed inside items via []

// Notes & Quirks

• Order matters when nesting: * and % are forgiving, but keep nesting consistent.
• Inline raw HTML on a line disables hVmark parsing on that line (it's legit a feature of v1, not a bug).
• Blockquotes are not currently part of v1.

Try hVmark

Put some code in the textbox and press Render; the HTML output will generate below.

*// Markup Demo* I can write *in bold* and %in italics%. I can -strike things out- and _underline_ them. Line breaks are automatic, []except for when they're not. _Links:_ @@https://0uts1de.hisvirusness.com/^Join my webring^ if you haven't already. Or check out my @@/now^^ page. _Image (size defaults to 85%):_ @@img:/works/2d-hisvirusness.png[50%]^This is a caption. []And this is %with emphasis.%^ _YouTube:_ @@ytb:ftyf3tr_qAk^%"I was an emo kid in high school... []The emotion I chose was *HAPPINESS.*"% []- Aaron Kozbial^ _Lists:_ [+] First thing [+] Second thing []with a soft break [+] Third thing [-] Plain one [-] Plain two %with emphasis% [-] Plain three []and another soft break

Render

Output (HTML)

// Markup Demo

I can write in bold and in italics.

I can strike things out and underline them.

Line breaks are automatic,
except for when they're not.

Links:

Join my webring if you haven't already.

Or check out my /now page.

Image (size defaults to 85%):

This is a caption.
And this is with emphasis.

YouTube:

"I was an emo kid in high school...
The emotion I chose was HAPPINESS."
- Aaron Kozbial

Lists:

• First thing
• Second thing
  with a soft break
• Third thing

• Plain one
• Plain two with emphasis
• Plain three
  and another soft break

hVmark v1 will be available under the MIT license. At that time, if you're so inclined, use it, fork it, break it, and then fix it.