# Highlighter Composer Button

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighter-composer-button/277597>\
**Category:** Theme component\
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**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighter-composer-button/277597 "2023-09-03T01:56:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![denvergeeks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/denvergeeks/32/327671_2.png) [@denvergeeks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denvergeeks)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlighter-composer-button/277597/15 "2023-09-05T04:41:21Z")

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OK this now uses @Canapin’s suggestion to use the built-in `<mark>` and corresponding CSS defaults.

Also it now provides settings to override both the Highlighter (background) color and the color of the text in the highlighted portions. Thanks to @Lilly for that conditional CSS.

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