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Docusaurus

Docusaurus is a tool developed by Facebook that allows you to create static websites based on Markdown documents.

Docusaurus application window!

Overview

Docusaurus is a powerful program, simple to use and very popular with organizations.

Node.js was the development pillar chosen by the team of programmers to develop Docusaurus.

Users of the tool typically use Docusaurus to create online documentation for various products, from programs to frameworks.

The Markdown processor used by the application is the remarkable.

The official Docusaurus website is https://docusaurus.io/.

Docusaurus Markdown Support

Table 1.1 shows the Markdown elements compatible with Docusaurus.

Element Support Information
Titles Yes
Paragraphs Yes
Line breaks Yes The tool supports the use of a backslash \ at the end of the line to insert a line break. The backslash can replace the use of white spaces.
Bold Yes
Italic Yes
Blockquote Yes
Ordered lists Yes
Unordered lists Yes
Code Yes
Horizontal lines Yes
Links Yes
Images Yes
Tables Yes
Fenced code blocks Yes Highlighting the syntax of the programming language used in the code block is also possible.
Footnotes Yes
Title Id Partial It is automatically generated by Docusaurus, there is no way for the user to customize the ids.
Definition lists No
Strikethrough Yes
Task lists No
Emoji (copy and paste) Unknown
Emoji (access codes) Unknown
automatic URL Link Yes
Disable automatic link from URL Yes
HTML Yes

See also

Docusaurus Markdown Resources