# @marp-team/marp-core
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**The core of [Marp](https://github.com/marp-team/marp) converter.**
In order to use on Marp tools, we have extended from the slide deck framework **[Marpit](https://github.com/marp-team/marpit)**. You can use the practical Markdown syntax, advanced features, and official themes.
## Install
```bash
npm install --save @marp-team/marp-core
```
## Usage
We provide `Marp` class, that is inherited from [Marpit](https://github.com/marp-team/marpit).
```javascript
import { Marp } from '@marp-team/marp-core'
// Convert Markdown slide deck into HTML and CSS
const marp = new Marp()
const { html, css } = marp.render('# Hello, marp-core!')
```
## Features
_We will only explain features extended in marp-core._ Please refer to [Marpit framework](https://marpit.marp.app) if you want to know the basic features.
---
### Marp Markdown
**Marp Markdown** is a custom Markdown flavor based on [Marpit](https://marpit.marp.app) and [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/). Following are principle differences from the original:
- **Marpit**
- Enabled [inline SVG slide](https://marpit.marp.app/inline-svg), [CSS container query support and loose YAML parsing](https://marpit-api.marp.app/marpit#Marpit) by default.
* **CommonMark**
- For making secure, using some insecure HTML elements and attributes are denied by default.
- Support [table](https://github.github.com/gfm/#tables-extension-) and [strikethrough](https://github.github.com/gfm/#strikethrough-extension-) syntax, based on [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/).
- Line breaks in paragraph will convert to `
` tag.
- Slugification for headings (assigning auto-generated `id` attribute for `
` - ``) is enabled by default.
---
### [Built-in official themes][themes]
We provide bulit-in official themes for Marp. See more details in [themes].
| Default | Gaia | Uncover |
| :-----------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------: |
| [][themes] | [][themes] | [][themes] |
| `` | `` | `` |
[themes]: ./themes/
---
### `size` global directive
Do you want a traditional 4:3 slide size? Marp Core adds the support of `size` global directive. The extended theming system can switch the slide size easier.
```markdown
---
theme: gaia
size: 4:3
---
# A traditional 4:3 slide
```
[Bulit-in themes for Marp][themes] have provided `16:9` (1280x720) and `4:3` (960x720) preset sizes.
#### Define size presets in custom theme CSS
If you want to use more size presets in your own theme, you have to define `@size` metadata(s) in theme CSS. [Learn in the document of theme metadata for Marp Core][metadata].
Theme author does not have to worry an unintended design being used with unexpected slide size because user only can use pre-defined presets by author.
[metadata]: ./themes#metadata-for-additional-features
---
### Emoji support
Emoji shortcode (like `:smile:`) and Unicode emoji 😄 will convert into the SVG vector image provided by [twemoji](https://github.com/jdecked/twemoji)
. It could render emoji with high resolution.
---
### Math typesetting
We have [Pandoc's Markdown style](https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#math) math typesetting support. Surround your formula by `$...$` to render math as inline, and `$$...$$` to render as block.
| Markdown |
Rendered slide |
|
```tex
Render inline math such as $ax^2+bc+c$.
$$ I_{xx}=\int\int_Ry^2f(x,y)\cdot{}dydx $$
$$
f(x) = \int_{-\infty}^\infty
\hat f(\xi)\,e^{2 \pi i \xi x}
\,d\xi
$$
```
|

|
You can choose using library for math from [MathJax](https://www.mathjax.org/) and [KaTeX](https://khan.github.io/KaTeX/) in [`math` global directive](#math-global-directive) (or [JS constructor option](#math-constructor-option)). By default, we prefer MathJax for better rendering and syntax support, but KaTeX is faster rendering if you had a lot of formulas.
#### `math` global directive
Through `math` global directive, Marp Core is supporting to declare math library that will be used within current Markdown.
Set **`mathjax`** or **`katex`** in the `math` global directive like this:
```markdown
---
# Declare to use KaTeX in this Markdown
math: katex
---
$$
\begin{align}
x &= 1+1 \tag{1} \\
&= 2
\end{align}
$$
```
If not declared, Marp Core will use MathJax to render math. But we recommend to declare the library whenever to use math typesetting.
> [!WARNING]
> The declaration of math library is given priority over [`math` JS constructor option](#math-constructor-option), but you cannot turn on again via `math` global directive if disabled math typesetting by the constructor.
---
### Auto-scaling features
Marp Core has some auto-scaling features:
- [**Fitting header**](#fitting-header): Get bigger heading that fit onto the slide by `# `.
- [**Auto-shrink the code block and KaTeX block**](#auto-shrink-block): Prevent sticking out the block from the right of the slide.
Auto-scaling is available if defined [`@auto-scaling` metadata][metadata] in an using theme CSS.
```css
/*
* @theme foobar
* @auto-scaling true
*/
```
All of [Marp Core's built-in themes][themes] are ready to use full-featured auto scalings. If you're the theme author, you can control target elements which enable auto-scaling [by using metadata keyword(s).][metadata]
This feature depends to inline SVG, so note that it will not working if disabled [Marpit's `inlineSVG` mode](https://github.com/marp-team/marpit#inline-svg-slide-experimental) by setting `inlineSVG: false` in constructor option.
> [!WARNING]
> Auto-scaling is designed for horizontal scaling. In vertical, the scaled element still may stick out from bottom of slide if there are a lot of contents around it.
#### Fitting header
When the headings contains `` comment, the size of headings will resize to fit onto the slide size.
```markdown
# Fitting header
```
This syntax is similar to [Deckset's `[fit]` keyword](https://docs.decksetapp.com/English.lproj/Formatting/01-headings.html), but we use HTML comment to hide a fit keyword on Markdown rendered as document.
#### Auto-shrink the block
Some of blocks will be shrunk to fit onto the slide. It is useful preventing stuck out the block from the right of the slide.
| | Traditional rendering | Auto-scaling |
| :------------------: | :----------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------: |
| **Code block** |  |  |
| **KaTeX math block** |  |  |
> [!NOTE]
> MathJax math block will always be scaled without even setting `@auto-scaling` metadata.
---
## Constructor options
You can customize a behavior of Marp parser by passing an options object to the constructor. You can also pass together with [Marpit constructor options](https://marpit-api.marp.app/marpit#Marpit).
> [!NOTE]
>
> [Marpit's `markdown` option](https://marpit-api.marp.app/marpit#Marpit) is accepted only object options because of always using CommonMark.
```javascript
const marp = new Marp({
// marp-core constructor options
html: true,
emoji: {
shortcode: true,
unicode: false,
twemoji: {
base: '/resources/twemoji/',
},
},
math: 'katex',
minifyCSS: true,
script: {
source: 'cdn',
nonce: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
},
slug: false,
// It can be included Marpit constructor options
looseYAML: false,
markdown: {
breaks: false,
},
})
```
### `html`: _`boolean`_ | _`object`_
Setting whether to render raw HTML in Markdown. It's an alias to `markdown.html` ([markdown-it option](https://markdown-it.github.io/markdown-it/#MarkdownIt.new)) but has additional feature about HTML allowlist.
- (default): Use Marp's default allowlist.
- `true`: The all HTML will be allowed.
- `false`: All HTML except supported in Marpit Markdown will be disallowed.
By passing `object`, you can set the allowlist to specify allowed tags and attributes.
```javascript
// Specify tag name as key, and attributes to allow as string array.
{
a: ['href', 'target'],
br: [],
}
```
```javascript
// You may use custom attribute sanitizer by passing object.
{
img: {
src: (value) => (value.startsWith('https://') ? value : '')
}
}
```
By default, Marp Core allows known HTML elements and attributes that are considered as safe. That is defined as a readonly `html` member in `Marp` class. [See the full default allowlist in the source code.](src/html/allowlist.ts)
> [!NOTE]
> Whatever any option is selected, `` and `