Characteristics
Some characteristics of the markup languages.
| Language | Major purpose | Based on | Markup type | Structural markup | Presentational markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computable Document Format | Interactive technical documents | Functional expressions | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) | Technical documents | XML | Tag | Yes | No |
| DocBook | Technical documents | SGML / XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Encoded Archival Description (EAD) | Finding aids | XML | Tag | Yes | No |
| Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) | Hypertext documents | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | Hypertext documents | SGML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Maker Interchange Format (MIF) | Technical documents | Tag | Yes | Yes | |
| Markdown | Formatted Technical documents, Hypertext documents, E-mail | Text E-mail conventions | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Math Markup Language (MathML) | Mathematical documents | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Music Extensible Markup Language (MusicXML) | Music notation | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Office Open XML (OOXML) | Multi-purpose | XML / ZIP | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| OpenDocument Format (ODF) | Multi-purpose | XML / ZIP | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Open Mathematical Document (OMDoc) | Mathematical documents | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| reStructuredText | Technical and Multi-purpose documents | Structured Text and Setext | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Rich Text Format (RTF) | Formatted documents | TeX | Pattern parsing | Yes | Yes |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) | 2D Vector graphics | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Script | Multi-purpose | RUNOFF | Control code | Yes | Yes |
| TeX | Academic documents | Control code | Yes | Yes | |
| Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) | Academic, linguistic, literary and technical documents | SGML / XML | Tag | Yes | No |
| troff (typesetter runoff), groff (GNU runoff) | Technical documents | RUNOFF | Control code | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Markup Language (WML) | Hypertext documents | XML | Tag | Yes | Yes |
| Language | Major purpose | Based on | Markup type | Structural markup | Presentational markup |
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