List of document markup languages

The following is a list of document markup languages.

Well-known document markup languages

*HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
*Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)
*Rich Text Format (RTF) - Microsoft format for exchanging documents with other vendors' applications.
*Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) - Format on which HTML, XML & DocBook are based.
*TeX, LaTeX - a versatile system for describing complex type and page layout. It is often used for mathematics, technical, and other academic publications.
*Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML)
**XHTML Basic - a subset of XHTML for simple (typically mobile, handheld) devices. It is meant to replace WML, and C-HTML.
**XHTML Mobile Profile (XHTML MP) - a standard designed for mobile phones and other resource-constrained devices.
*Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Lesser-known document markup languages

Some of them are lightweight markup languages
*Chemical Markup Language (CML)
*Compact HyperText Markup Language (C-HTML) - used for some mobile phones.
*ConTeXt - a modular, structured formatting language based on TeX.
*Crossmark - common markup with macros.
*Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)
*DocBook - format for technical (but not only) manuals and documentation.
*Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
*Enriched text - for formatting e-mail text.
*Generalized Markup Language (GML)
*Guide Markup Language (GuideML) - used by the "Hitchhiker's Guide" site [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/ h2g2] .
*Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) - designed for smartphones and handheld computers.
*Help Markup Language (HelpML)
*Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime)
*HyperTeX - for including hyperlinks in TeX (and LaTeX) documents.
*Information Presentation Facility (IPF)
*Lilypond - a system for music notation.
*LinuxDoc - used by the Linux Documentation Project.
*Lout - a document formatting functional programming language, similar in style to LaTeX.
*Maker Interchange Format (MIF)
*Microsoft Assistance Markup Language (MAML)
*Music Extensible Markup Language (MusicXML)
*Open Mathematical Documents (OMDoc)
*OpenMath - a markup language for mathematical formulae which can complement MathML.
*Plain Old Documentation (POD) - a simple, platform-independent documentation tool for Perl. [http://perldoc.perl.org/perlpod.html]
*Remote Telescope Markup Language (RTML)
*Retail Template Markup Language (RTML) - Yahoo's proprietary e-commerce language which is based on LisP.
*Revisable-Form Text (RFT) - part of IBM's Document Content Architecture to allow transfer of formatted documents to other systems.
*S1000D - international specification for technical documentation related to commercial or military; aerospace, sea or land; vehicles or equipment.
*Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) - Guidelines for text encoding in the humanities, social sciences and linguistics.
*Texinfo - GNU documentation format.
*troff (typesetter runoff), groff (GNU runoff)
*Wikitext - used in Wikipedia, MediaWiki and other Wiki installations.
*Wireless Markup Language (WML), Wireless TV Markup Language (WTVML)
*Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) XML based user interface markup language
*Z Format - an open, document and typesetting language inspired by TeX. [http://z.departure.dk/]

Office document markup languages

*Microsoft Office 2003 XML formats
*Office Open XML (OOXML) - open standard format for office documents.
**SpreadsheetML - spreadsheet language, part of Office Open XML.
**PresentationML - presentations language, part of Office Open XML.
**WordprocessingML - wordprocessing language, part of Office Open XML.
*OpenDocument (ODF) - open standard format for office documents.
*OpenOffice.org XML - predecessor of OpenDocument.
*ReportML - Report format language originating from Microsoft Access. (not a part of Office Open XML (yet))
*Uniform Office Format (UOF) - open format for office documents, being harmonised with OpenDocument.

ee also

*Comparison of document markup languages
*Lightweight markup language