[Question] How to enable syntax highlighting ?

[KaKi87]

Hi,

Settings -> Editor -> Syntax Highlighting is checked, as it was by default, yet the editor only shows plain white text when writing, for example Hello **World**!, instead of showing World in yellow like on the screenshots.

Thanks

[OlaProeis]

Hi @KaKi87,

Thanks for reporting this. Here’s what’s going on:

Syntax highlighting depends on the file path. We detect the language from the file extension (e.g. .md, .py, .rs). For unsaved documents (e.g. "Untitled"), there is no path, so no language is detected and syntax highlighting is not applied.

What to try:

1. Save the document as a file with an extension (e.g. document.md). After saving, syntax highlighting should appear in Raw mode.
2. Check the view mode. Syntax highlighting is applied in the Raw editor. If you’re in Rendered view, you’ll see formatted output instead of raw markdown. Try Raw or Split view to see the highlighted source.
3. Note on bold/italic: We apply colors from syntect, but due to egui limitations we don’t apply bold/italic font styles. So **World** may appear in a different color rather than bold.

If you’ve already saved as .md and are in Raw view and still see no highlighting, please share your setup (OS, view mode, and whether the file is saved) so we can dig further.