# Discourse Mark Plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mark-plugin/93059>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Tags:** deprecated\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mark-plugin/93059 "2018-07-25T02:12:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![sirideain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sirideain/32/101202_2.png) [@sirideain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sirideain)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mark-plugin/93059/1 "2018-07-25T02:12:04Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
>
> The `<mark>` tag is now supported in core so you could manually add the tags for a similar effect:
> 
> `<mark>highlighted text</mark>`
> 
> highlighted text
> 
> You could also now map it to a toolbar button with a simple theme component. 👍

# discourse-mark

Repository: [GitHub - sirideain/discourse-mark: Adds highlighting to Discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/sirideain/discourse-mark)

 ![2018-07-24_22-01-29](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/d/0d79a6a8d514cc4a7e26d5713ee72e12790fbbf2.gif)

## Features

- Adds an editor option to highlight text.

## Usage

You can wrap text with == to highlight it.

`==Highlighted Text==`

## Installation

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-plugin/19157):
>
> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

## Known Issues

- None

## Future

- Update icon to highlighter once Font Awesome 5 is available

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