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CommonMark

standardized dialect of the Markdown lightweight markup language
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CommonMark

Summary

CommonMark is a lightweight markup language[1]. CommonMark draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (lightweight_markup_language category, ranking #9 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • CommonMark's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language[3].
  • CommonMark's based on is recorded as Q1193600[4].
  • CommonMark's developer is recorded as John MacFarlane[5].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.16[6].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.17[7].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.18[8].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.19[9].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20[10].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.21[11].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.23[12].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.24[13].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.25[14].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.26[15].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.28[16].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.29[17].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.30[18].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.31.0[19].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.31.1[20].
  • CommonMark's software version identifier is recorded as 0.31.2[21].
  • CommonMark's official website is recorded as https://commonmark.org/[22].
  • CommonMark's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/commonmark/CommonMark[23].
  • CommonMark's formatter URL is recorded as https://spec.commonmark.org/dingus/?text=$1[24].
  • CommonMark's dialect of computer language is recorded as Q1193600[25].
  • CommonMark's official demo URL is recorded as https://spec.commonmark.org/dingus/[26].

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Definition and Type

CommonMark's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language[3].

Why It Matters

CommonMark draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (lightweight_markup_language category, ranking #9 of 8).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Waldyrious · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2012-10-25T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 25 October 2012"
  2. 14d ago · ~2026-41381-53 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://commonmark.org/
    Quora topic id → CommonMark
    Imported from → —
    Based on → Q1193600
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q336705]]"
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