KTML - Kryon Text Markup Language

KTML (Kryon Text Markup Language) is a minimalist markup language for the TaijiOS ecosystem. It compiles to static, dependency-free HTML5 with a retro "Windows 95" aesthetic.

Philosophy

KTML is designed to be:

• Simple: A clean, readable syntax for web content
• Retro: Generates HTML with classic Windows 95 styling
• Static: No JavaScript, no dependencies, pure HTML/CSS
• Portable: Single-file output that works anywhere

Installation

Via Nix (Recommended)

git clone https://github.com/KryonLabs/ktml.git
cd ktml
nix-shell

Manual Installation

# Install Janet (https://janet-lang.org/)
# Install jpm (Janet Package Manager)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/KryonLabs/ktml.git
cd ktml

Usage

# Compile to stdout
janet src/main.janet input.ktml > output.html

# Compile to file
janet src/main.janet input.ktml -o output.html

# Run tests
janet tests/parser-test.janet

KTML Syntax

Document Structure

Site {
  title = "My Site"
  theme = "win95-grey"
}

Header {
  title = "Welcome"
  tagline = "To TaijiOS"
}

Nav [
  "HOME": "#home"
  "ABOUT": "#about"
]

Section "home" {
  Title "Hello, World!"

  Text {
    Welcome to TaijiOS! This is a [b]bold[/b] statement.
    Visit [Link "KryonLabs" "https://kryonlabs.com"] for more.
  }

  Note {
    This is a highlighted note box.
    Great for important information!
  }

  Code "kryon" {
    fn main() {
      sys.println("Hello, TaijiOS!")
    }
  }
}

Block Elements

• Site { title = "...", theme = "..." } - Root container with properties
• Header { title = "...", tagline = "..." } - Page header banner
• Nav [ "LABEL": "url", ... ] - Navigation bar
• Section "id" { ... } - Content section with anchor ID
• Title "text" - Section heading
• Text { ... } - Paragraph text with inline markup
• Note { ... } - Yellow highlighted note box
• Code "lang" { ... } - Code block with syntax highlighting

Inline Elements

• Link: [Link "text" "url"]
• Bold: [b]text[/b]
• Italic: [i]text[/i]

Supported Languages

• kryon - Kryon programming language
• sh or bash - Shell scripts
• plain - No highlighting

Example

See examples/site.ktml for a complete example demonstrating all features.

janet src/main.janet examples/site.ktml > examples/index.html

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.