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Sites built with highlight.js

Open source JavaScript syntax highlighting library for code on the web.

Category: Javascript Library #62 of 364 in Javascript Library First seen: Jun 22, 2026 Last seen: Aug 13, 2026 Website: highlightjs.org

788 sites

761 found by StackScope, 27 via launch platforms

StackScope Wider Web 705 StackScope Discovery (Indie) 56 Product Hunt 16 Hacker News 8 PeerPush 3
  • StackScope Wider Web 705
  • StackScope Discovery (Indie) 56
  • Product Hunt 16
  • Hacker News 8
  • PeerPush 3
View: Launch platforms All launches StackScope Discovery StackScope Wider Web All sites
Last 7 days 0.1% +0.1pp
Most used with Cloudflare, HSTS, cdnjs
Top product types Developer Tools, AI, Productivity
Green hosting 48% vs 45% avg

highlight.js has been detected on 25 launches we've crawled, with 6 of those in August 2026 (0.1% of the month's launches so far). Most recent detection: Metaviz, today.

It's most commonly paired with Cloudflare, HSTS, and cdnjs. By product type, the launches using it are most often Developer Tools (33%), AI (29%), and Productivity (14%). The 25 scored launches using highlight.js average a StackScope score of 6.1 out of 10, against 6.3 across all launches we score.

What kind of products ship with highlight.js

21 launches

Developer Tools
33.33%
AI
28.57%
Productivity
14.29%
Social
14.29%
Design
4.76%
Marketing
4.76%

Domain endings using highlight.js

27 launches

  • .com 25.93%
  • .dev 18.52%
  • .app 7.41%
  • .io 7.41%
  • .cn 3.70%
  • .co 3.70%

Share of new launches using highlight.js

Each dot is one launch day. Line is the 7-day rolling average; weekly averages before May 2026. Chart starts at first detection.

0.1%
last 7 days
+0.1pp vs prior week
0.1%
August so far
6 of 7,421 launches
25
launches all time
since Jun 2026
highlight.js daily detection trend 5% 2% 0% May Jun Jul Aug Jul 1, 2026: Adoption figures now count launches from launch platforms. Use the source view to include StackScope Discovery. Weekly averages before this point, daily after. May 16 · 0 / 406 = 0.0% May 17 · 0 / 367 = 0.0% May 18 · 0 / 564 = 0.0% May 19 · 0 / 845 = 0.0% May 20 · 0 / 672 = 0.0% May 21 · 0 / 605 = 0.0% May 22 · 0 / 546 = 0.0% May 23 · 0 / 378 = 0.0% May 24 · 0 / 341 = 0.0% May 25 · 0 / 535 = 0.0% May 26 · 0 / 877 = 0.0% May 27 · 0 / 683 = 0.0% May 28 · 0 / 575 = 0.0% May 29 · 0 / 486 = 0.0% May 30 · 0 / 376 = 0.0% May 31 · 0 / 368 = 0.0% Jun 1 · 0 / 618 = 0.0% Jun 2 · 0 / 926 = 0.0% Jun 3 · 0 / 711 = 0.0% Jun 4 · 0 / 598 = 0.0% Jun 5 · 0 / 578 = 0.0% Jun 6 · 0 / 435 = 0.0% Jun 7 · 0 / 402 = 0.0% Jun 8 · 0 / 509 = 0.0% Jun 9 · 0 / 871 = 0.0% Jun 10 · 0 / 720 = 0.0% Jun 11 · 0 / 574 = 0.0% Jun 12 · 0 / 445 = 0.0% Jun 13 · 0 / 378 = 0.0% Jun 14 · 0 / 345 = 0.0% Jun 15 · 0 / 529 = 0.0% Jun 16 · 0 / 1046 = 0.0% Jun 17 · 0 / 899 = 0.0% Jun 18 · 1 / 672 = 0.1% Jun 19 · 0 / 542 = 0.0% Jun 20 · 0 / 442 = 0.0% Jun 21 · 0 / 382 = 0.0% Jun 22 · 1 / 572 = 0.2% Jun 23 · 1 / 895 = 0.1% Jun 24 · 0 / 736 = 0.0% Jun 25 · 0 / 617 = 0.0% Jun 26 · 0 / 533 = 0.0% Jun 27 · 1 / 431 = 0.2% Jun 28 · 1 / 383 = 0.3% Jun 29 · 2 / 501 = 0.4% Jun 30 · 0 / 801 = 0.0% Jul 1 · 0 / 794 = 0.0% Jul 2 · 1 / 602 = 0.2% Jul 3 · 1 / 496 = 0.2% Jul 4 · 0 / 410 = 0.0% Jul 5 · 0 / 367 = 0.0% Jul 6 · 1 / 550 = 0.2% Jul 7 · 0 / 926 = 0.0% Jul 8 · 0 / 776 = 0.0% Jul 9 · 0 / 739 = 0.0% Jul 10 · 1 / 616 = 0.2% Jul 11 · 0 / 485 = 0.0% Jul 12 · 0 / 454 = 0.0% Jul 13 · 1 / 610 = 0.2% Jul 14 · 1 / 928 = 0.1% Jul 15 · 0 / 771 = 0.0% Jul 16 · 1 / 840 = 0.1% Jul 17 · 0 / 695 = 0.0% Jul 18 · 1 / 514 = 0.2% Jul 19 · 0 / 501 = 0.0% Jul 20 · 0 / 641 = 0.0% Jul 21 · 2 / 964 = 0.2% Jul 22 · 0 / 835 = 0.0% Jul 23 · 0 / 777 = 0.0% Jul 24 · 0 / 384 = 0.0% Jul 25 · 0 / 449 = 0.0% Jul 26 · 0 / 491 = 0.0% Jul 27 · 1 / 678 = 0.1% Jul 28 · 1 / 951 = 0.1% Jul 29 · 1 / 775 = 0.1% Jul 30 · 0 / 638 = 0.0% Jul 31 · 0 / 568 = 0.0% Aug 1 · 0 / 562 = 0.0% Aug 2 · 0 / 414 = 0.0% Aug 3 · 0 / 576 = 0.0% Aug 4 · 1 / 837 = 0.1% Aug 5 · 0 / 704 = 0.0% Aug 6 · 0 / 600 = 0.0% Aug 7 · 1 / 499 = 0.2% Aug 8 · 0 / 437 = 0.0% Aug 9 · 0 / 348 = 0.0% Aug 10 · 0 / 544 = 0.0% Aug 11 · 0 / 752 = 0.0% Aug 12 · 2 / 608 = 0.3% Aug 13 · 2 / 540 = 0.4%
Apr 20, 2026 90 days Aug 13, 2026

How StackScope detects technologies

⋮ Jul 1, 2026: Adoption figures now count launches from launch platforms. Use the source view to include StackScope Discovery.

Javascript Library leaders

Tool % of launches % of category
#1 – Motion 5.85% 30.28%
#2 ▲1 React Router 4.47% 23.13%
#3 ▼2 jQuery 4.25% 22.02%
#4 – TanStack Router 1.78% 9.23%
#5 ▲3 Zod 1.27% 6.56%
…
#62 ▼21 highlight.js Current page 0.03% 0.16%

Percentages show adoption among indie launches: the share of all analysed launches, and of launches using any Javascript Library tool.Among July launches it ranked #67 in Javascript Library, down from #46 in June. All 364 in Javascript Library →

Often used with

Tool Launches
Cloudflare 18
HSTS 12
cdnjs 12
HTTP/3 11
Google Search Console 10

Tools most often detected on the same launches as highlight.js.

Most recent of 25 launches using highlight.js

Screenshot of Metaviz, a launch using highlight.js Metaviz Aug 13, 2026 · score 7.3 Pakistan Marketing Screenshot of Shareli, a launch using highlight.js Shareli Aug 13, 2026 · score 6.9 Social Screenshot of Sevoria, a launch using highlight.js Sevoria Aug 12, 2026 · score 8.1 AI Screenshot of hotpath-rs, a launch using highlight.js hotpath-rs Aug 12, 2026 · score 8.1 Serbia Developer Tools Screenshot of Oakcity, a launch using highlight.js Oakcity Aug 7, 2026 · score 6.9 Social Screenshot of MelihBot AI, a launch using highlight.js MelihBot AI Aug 4, 2026 · score 2.3 AI Screenshot of LadrillosJS, a launch using highlight.js LadrillosJS Jul 29, 2026 · score 0.8 Developer Tools Screenshot of Hubleto, a launch using highlight.js Hubleto Jul 28, 2026 · score 4.5 Screenshot of NTS, a launch using highlight.js NTS Jul 27, 2026 · score 8.2 Productivity Screenshot of Basilform, a launch using highlight.js Basilform Jul 21, 2026 · score 6.1 Germany Screenshot of frogclip, a launch using highlight.js frogclip Jul 21, 2026 · score 4.0 China Productivity Screenshot of TalkScrolls, a launch using highlight.js TalkScrolls Jul 18, 2026 · score 9.5 Social

Showing the most recent 12 of 25.

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