reStructuredText

lightweight markup language
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reStructuredText

Summary

reStructuredText is a lightweight markup language[1]. reStructuredText has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • reStructuredText's instance of is recorded as lightweight markup language[3].
  • reStructuredText's instance of is recorded as file format[4].
  • reStructuredText is used for technical documentation[5].
  • April 2, 2002 marks the founding of reStructuredText[6].
  • reStructuredText's official website is recorded as https://docutils.sourceforge.io/rst.html[7].
  • Structure Enhanced Text inspired reStructuredText[8].
  • reStructuredText's readable file format is recorded as reStructuredText format[9].
  • reStructuredText's writable file format is recorded as reStructuredText format[10].
  • reStructuredText's media type is recorded as text/x-rst[11].
  • reStructuredText's used by is recorded as Sphinx[12].
  • reStructuredText's different from is recorded as Representational State Transfer[13].
  • reStructuredText's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • reStructuredText's official demo URL is recorded as http://rst.ninjs.org/[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include lightweight markup language[3] and file format[4].

Origins

April 2, 2002 marks the founding of reStructuredText[6].

Use and Application

reStructuredText is used for technical documentation[5]. reStructuredText's used by is recorded as Sphinx[12].

Why It Matters

reStructuredText has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] reStructuredText is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . docutils.sourceforge.io. docutils.sourceforge.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . docutils.sourceforge.io. Retrieved . docutils.sourceforge.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . docutils.sourceforge.io. docutils.sourceforge.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · HarJIT · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media type text/x-rst
    Readable file format reStructuredText format
    Inception +2002-04-02T00:00:00Z
    Instance of lightweight markup language, file format
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1163]]: text/prs.fallenstein.rst"
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