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components/highlightjs
======================

Highlight.js highlights syntax in code examples on blogs, forums and in fact on any web pages.

v9.16.2(6y ago)102219.5k↑41.2%2910BSD-3-ClauseJavaScript

Since Apr 24Pushed 6y ago23 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (26)Used By (10)

Highlight.js
============

[](#highlightjs)

Shim repository for [Highlight.js](http://highlightjs.org/).

Package Managers
----------------

[](#package-managers)

- [npm](http://npm.im): `highlightjs`
- [Bower](http://bower.io): `highlightjs`
- [Composer](http://packagist.org/packages/components/highlightjs): `components/highlightjs`
- [Component](http://component.io): `components/highlightjs`

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community34

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~99 days

Recently: every ~258 days

Total

25

Last Release

2476d ago

Major Versions

7.5.0 → 8.0.02014-01-22

8.9.1 → 9.0.02015-12-09

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25086?v=4)[Rob Loach](/maintainers/RobLoach)[@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)

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Top Contributors

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### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/components-highlightjs/health.svg)

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