Website (original Python implementation); asciidoctor (alternative Ruby implementation site)
AsciiDoc is a markup language similar to Markdown and it can be used for anything from books to blogs. Created in 2002 by Stuart Rackham the language is simple but it allows for a great amount of customization.
Document Header
Headers are optional and can't contain blank lines. It must be offset from content by at least one blank line.
Title Only
= Document Title
First sentence of document.
Title and Author
= Document Title
First Last <first.last@learnxinyminutes.com>
Start of this document.
Multiple Authors
= Document Title
John Doe <john@go.com>; Jane Doe<jane@yo.com>; Black Beard <beardy@pirate.com>
Start of a doc with multiple authors.
Revision Line (requires an author line)
= Doc Title V1
Potato Man <chip@crunchy.com>
v1.0, 2016-01-13
This article about chips is going to be fun.
Paragraphs
You don't need anything special for paragraphs.
Add a blank line between paragraphs to separate them.
To create a line blank add a +
and you will receive a line break!
Formatting Text
_underscore creates italics_
*asterisks for bold*
*_combine for extra fun_*
`use ticks to signify monospace`
`*bolded monospace*`
Section Titles
= Level 0 (may only be used in document's header)
== Level 1 <h2>
=== Level 2 <h3>
==== Level 3 <h4>
===== Level 4 <h5>
Lists
To create a bulleted list use asterisks.
* foo
* bar
* baz
To create a numbered list use periods.
. item 1
. item 2
. item 3
You can nest lists by adding extra asterisks or periods up to five times.
* foo 1
** foo 2
*** foo 3
**** foo 4
***** foo 5
. foo 1
.. foo 2
... foo 3
.... foo 4
..... foo 5
There are two tools to process AsciiDoc documents:
Following links are related to Asciidoctor implementation:
Last modified 06 April 2022