markuprelated

Markuprelated is a broad term used to describe topics, languages, and tools involved in markup—the annotation of plain text to convey structure, format, or semantics for presentation or processing.

Core examples include HTML, XML, SGML, LaTeX, Markdown, BBCode, and wiki-style markup. These systems use tags or syntax to mark elements such as headings, lists, emphasis, references, or data fields.

Markup languages differ in purpose and approach. Some emphasize presentation, while others focus on semantics and data structure. They may be tag-based, as with HTML and XML, or indentation-based, as in certain wiki syntaxes or YAML-like formats. The choice of approach reflects intended use, readability, and the needs of parsers and renderers.

Historically, markup technologies evolved from SGML and were standardized or implemented by organizations such as ISO and the World Wide Web Consortium. HTML and XML are among the best-known standards, while Markdown and LaTeX reflect design goals for simplicity or high-quality typesetting. The ecosystem includes a range of authoring environments and conversion pipelines that move from markup to formatted output or structured data.

Common workflows involve editors, validators, parsers, and renderers that convert markup into readable documents or structured data. Markuprelated work intersects with accessibility, the separation of content and presentation, and semantic enrichment through mechanisms like microdata and RDFa.

Related topics include markup languages, document formats, and markup tooling; see also HTML, XML, Markdown, LaTeX, and wiki markup for further reading.