Content format

Lake uses a Lake Markup Language (LML) format similar to HTML to describe the content of the editor.

Selection

The <focus /> tag represents the current position of the caret.

<p>This is the paragraph of text.<focus /></p>

The <anchor /> and <focus /> tags represent the range of text selected by the user.

<p><anchor />This is the paragraph of text.<focus /></p>

Box

The <lake-box> tag represents embedded content, which is used to enhance editing capability.

Attributes:

• type: inline | block

  Indicates whether the box is treated as a block or inline box.

• name: hr | image | codeBlock

  The name of the box.

• value: Base64 string

  The data of the box.

• focus: start | center | end

  The position of the caret in the box.

<lake-box type="block" name="hr" focus="start"></lake-box>
<lake-box type="inline" name="image" value="..." focus="end"></lake-box>

Headings

The <h1> to <h6> tags represent six levels of section headings. <h1> is the highest section level and <h6> is the lowest.

<h1>Heading level 1</h1>
<h2>Heading level 2</h2>
<h3>Heading level 3</h3>
<h4>Heading level 4</h4>
<h5>Heading level 5</h5>
<h6>Heading level 6</h6>

Paragraph

The <p> tag represents a paragraph.

<p>This is the first paragraph of text.</p>
<p>This is the second paragraph.</p>

Line break

The <br /> tag represents a line break in text.

<p>First text<br />Second text</p>

Block quotation

The <blockquote> tag represents a block quotation.

<blockquote>This is a block quotation.</blockquote>

Numbered list

The <ol> tag with <li> represents an item in an ordered list.

<ol start="1"><li>first item</li></ol>
<ol start="2"><li>second item</li></ol>
<ol start="1" indent="1"><li>second item first subitem</li></ol>
<ol start="2" indent="1"><li>second item second subitem</li></ol>
<ol start="3" indent="1"><li>second item third subitem</li></ol>
<ol start="1"><li>third item</li></ol>

The indent attribute represents the indentation of the list.

Bulleted list

The <ul> tag with <li> represents an item in an unordered list.

<ul><li>first item</li></ul>
<ul><li>second item</li></ul>
<ul indent="1"><li>second item first subitem</li></ul>
<ul indent="1"><li>second item second subitem</li></ul>
<ul indent="1"><li>second item third subitem</li></ul>
<ul><li>third item</li></ul>

Checklist

If <ul>'s type is checklist, the <ul> tag with <li> represents an item in a checklist.

<ul type="checklist"><li value="true">first item</li></ul>
<ul type="checklist"><li value="false">second item</li></ul>
<ul type="checklist" indent="1"><li value="false">second item first subitem</li></ul>
<ul type="checklist" indent="1"><li value="false">second item second subitem</li></ul>
<ul type="checklist" indent="1"><li value="false">second item third subitem</li></ul>
<ul type="checklist"><li value="false">third item</li></ul>

Block indentation

The block tag with its margin-left property represents the indentation of a block.

<p>This is the first paragraph of text.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;">This is the second paragraph.</p>
<p>This is the third paragraph.</p>

Text indentation

The block tag with its text-indent property represents the length of empty space (indentation) that is put before lines of text in a block.

<p>This is the first paragraph of text.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 2em;">This is the second paragraph.</p>
<p>This is the third paragraph.</p>

Text alignment

The block tag with its text-align property represents the horizontal alignment of the inline-level content inside a block.

<p>This is the first paragraph of text.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This is the second paragraph.</p>
<p>This is the third paragraph.</p>

Bold

The <strong> tag represents bold that have strong importance, seriousness, or urgency.

<strong>Bold</strong>

Italic

The <i> tag represents italic, which renders text with italicized style.

<i>Italic</i>

Underline

The <u> tag represents underline, which renders text with a simple solid underline.

<u>Underline</u>

Strikethrough

The <s> tag represents strikethrough, which renders text with a strikethrough or a line through it.

<s>Strikethrough</s>

Font name

The <span> tag with its font-family property represents font name, which sets a font name for the selected text.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black';">Font name</span>

Font size

The <span> tag with its font-size property represents font size.

<span style="font-size: 24px;">Font size</span>

Font color

The <span> tag with its color property represents font color, which sets the foreground color for the selected text.

<span style="color: #F5222D;">Font color</span>

Highlight

The <span> tag with its background-color property represents highlight.

<span style="background-color: #FADB14;">Highlight</span>

Superscript

The <sup> tag represents superscript, which renders text with a raised baseline using smaller text.

<sup>Superscript</sup>

Subscript

The <sub> tag represents subscript, which renders text with a lowered baseline using smaller text.

<sup>Subscript</sup>

Inline code

The <code> tag represents inline code, which displays a short fragment of computer code.

<code>Inline code</code>

Alerts

The <blockquote> with type attribute represents alerts that you can use to emphasize critical information.

<blockquote type="info">This is an info.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="tip">This is a tip.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="warning">This is a warning.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="danger">This is a danger.</blockquote>

Link

The <a> tag with its href attribute represents a hyperlink.

<a href="https://github.com/">Github</a>

Thematic break

Lake uses the <lake-box name="hr"> tag to represent the thematic break (horizontal rule).

<lake-box type="block" name="hr"></lake-box>

Image

Lake uses the <lake-box name="image"> tag to represent an image.

<lake-box type="inline" name="image" value=".."></lake-box>

Video

Lake uses the <lake-box name="video"> tag to represent a video.

<lake-box type="inline" name="video" value=".."></lake-box>

File

Lake uses the <lake-box name="file"> tag to represent a file.

<lake-box type="inline" name="file" value=".."></lake-box>

Code block

Lake uses the <lake-box name="codeBlock"> tag to represent a code block.

<lake-box type="block" name="codeBlock" value=".."></lake-box>

Emoji

Lake uses the <lake-box name="emoji"> tag to represent an emoji.

<lake-box type="inline" name="emoji" value=".."></lake-box>

Mathematical formula

Lake uses the <lake-box name="equation"> tag to represent a mathematical formula.

<lake-box type="inline" name="equation" value=".."></lake-box>

Mention

Lake uses the <lake-box name="mention"> tag to represent a mentioned user.

<lake-box type="inline" name="mention" value=".."></lake-box>