Inline Elements

All inline elements — text formatting, colours, highlights, links, footnotes, and icons

Inline elements appear within a paragraph or list item body. Most use the !name{} prefix syntax; standard formatting uses shorthand symbols.

Standard Formatting

bold, italic, inline-code, latex

Core text formatting applied with Markdown-style shorthand symbols. These work inside any paragraph or list item.

Inline formats

Bold: **text** — Strong emphasis
Italic: *text* — Soft emphasis
Inline code: text — Monospace, code-style text
Inline LaTeX: $expression$ — Rendered maths inline
Highlight: ==text== — Yellow highlighted background (shorthand for !h)

The **chain rule** applies when $f(x) = g(h(x))$.
Use `console.log()` to inspect values.
The result is ==important==.

The **chain rule** applies when $f(x) = g(h(x))$.
Use `console.log()` to inspect values.
The result is ==important==.

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highlight (!h)

highlightalias: h

Highlighted text with a coloured background. The shorthand ==text== produces a yellow highlight. Use !h{}(colour: ...) for other colours.

colour (colour; default: yellow). Background highlight colour

The !h{chain rule}(colour: yellow) is used for composite functions.
!h{Critical region}(colour: red) — reject $H_0$ here.

The !h{chain rule}(colour: yellow) is used for composite functions.
!h{Critical region}(colour: red) — reject $H_0$ here.

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Colour Shorthands

red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, pink, grey

Colour the enclosed text without a background. Available for every named colour in the design system. Syntax: !colour{text}.

!red{Warning: this value is undefined.}
!green{Correct.}
!blue{Definition:} A prime has exactly two factors.
!teal{Key term}

!red{Warning: this value is undefined.}
!green{Correct.}
!blue{Definition:} A prime has exactly two factors.
!teal{Key term}

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link (!link)

linkalias: a

A hyperlink that opens a URL. Use for external references, citations, or additional resources.

href (required; string). The destination URL

See !link{Khan Academy}(href: https://www.khanacademy.org) for practice problems.

See !link{Khan Academy}(href: https://www.khanacademy.org) for practice problems.

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footnote (!fn)

footnotealias: fn

A footnote or sidenote with additional information. The body is the visible anchor text; the content attribute is the footnote text itself.

content (required; string). The footnote text

This result was first proven by Euler !fn{1}(content: Euler, 1748. Introductio in analysin infinitorum.).

This result was first proven by Euler !fn{1}(content: Euler, 1748. Introductio in analysin infinitorum.).

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icon (!icon)

icon

An inline SVG icon. Use for visual cues like correct/incorrect indicators. Currently supports tick and cross.

name (required; tick / cross). Which icon to display
colour (colour; default: neutral). Icon colour

Correct answer: !icon(name: tick; colour: green)
Incorrect: !icon(name: cross; colour: red)

Correct answer: !icon(name: tick; colour: green)
Incorrect: !icon(name: cross; colour: red)

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blank (!blank)

blank

A blank slot marker used in wordbank exercises. Place !blank() in the wordbank body to define where students drag word tiles. Each call creates one blank, numbered left-to-right starting from 1.

wordbank{
    The !blank() is the inverse operation of differentiation.
}[
    word{ integral }(blank: 1)
    word{ derivative }
]

wordbank{
    The !blank() is the inverse operation of differentiation.
}[
    word{ integral }(blank: 1)
    word{ derivative }
]

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constant

constant

A template constant placeholder for dynamic values that can be substituted at render time, such as student names or question variants.

Write a constant with two opening braces, the variable name, and two closing braces. For example, wrap student_name in double braces to render the current student's name.

Hello, [student_name constant]! Your score is [score constant] out of 10.

Hello, [student_name constant]! Your score is [score constant] out of 10.

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Documentation Note

Raw double-brace constants are resolved while this documentation is compiled, so the example above spells out the placeholders instead of using live constant syntax.

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Standard Formatting highlight (!h)Colour Shorthands link (!link)footnote (!fn)icon (!icon)blank (!blank)constant

Inline Elements

All inline elements — text formatting, colours, highlights, links, footnotes, and icons

Inline elements appear within a paragraph or list item body. Most use the !name{} prefix syntax; standard formatting uses shorthand symbols.

Standard Formatting

bold, italic, inline-code, latex

Core text formatting applied with Markdown-style shorthand symbols. These work inside any paragraph or list item.

Inline formats

Bold: **text** — Strong emphasis
Italic: *text* — Soft emphasis
Inline code: text — Monospace, code-style text
Inline LaTeX: $expression$ — Rendered maths inline
Highlight: ==text== — Yellow highlighted background (shorthand for !h)

The **chain rule** applies when $f(x) = g(h(x))$.
Use `console.log()` to inspect values.
The result is ==important==.

The **chain rule** applies when $f(x) = g(h(x))$.
Use `console.log()` to inspect values.
The result is ==important==.

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highlight (!h)

highlightalias: h

Highlighted text with a coloured background. The shorthand ==text== produces a yellow highlight. Use !h{}(colour: ...) for other colours.

colour (colour; default: yellow). Background highlight colour

The !h{chain rule}(colour: yellow) is used for composite functions.
!h{Critical region}(colour: red) — reject $H_0$ here.

The !h{chain rule}(colour: yellow) is used for composite functions.
!h{Critical region}(colour: red) — reject $H_0$ here.

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Colour Shorthands

red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, purple, pink, grey

Colour the enclosed text without a background. Available for every named colour in the design system. Syntax: !colour{text}.

!red{Warning: this value is undefined.}
!green{Correct.}
!blue{Definition:} A prime has exactly two factors.
!teal{Key term}

!red{Warning: this value is undefined.}
!green{Correct.}
!blue{Definition:} A prime has exactly two factors.
!teal{Key term}

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link (!link)

linkalias: a

A hyperlink that opens a URL. Use for external references, citations, or additional resources.

href (required; string). The destination URL

See !link{Khan Academy}(href: https://www.khanacademy.org) for practice problems.

See !link{Khan Academy}(href: https://www.khanacademy.org) for practice problems.

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footnote (!fn)

footnotealias: fn

A footnote or sidenote with additional information. The body is the visible anchor text; the content attribute is the footnote text itself.

content (required; string). The footnote text

This result was first proven by Euler !fn{1}(content: Euler, 1748. Introductio in analysin infinitorum.).

This result was first proven by Euler !fn{1}(content: Euler, 1748. Introductio in analysin infinitorum.).

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icon (!icon)

icon

An inline SVG icon. Use for visual cues like correct/incorrect indicators. Currently supports tick and cross.

name (required; tick / cross). Which icon to display
colour (colour; default: neutral). Icon colour

Correct answer: !icon(name: tick; colour: green)
Incorrect: !icon(name: cross; colour: red)

Correct answer: !icon(name: tick; colour: green)
Incorrect: !icon(name: cross; colour: red)

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blank (!blank)

blank

A blank slot marker used in wordbank exercises. Place !blank() in the wordbank body to define where students drag word tiles. Each call creates one blank, numbered left-to-right starting from 1.

wordbank{
    The !blank() is the inverse operation of differentiation.
}[
    word{ integral }(blank: 1)
    word{ derivative }
]

wordbank{
    The !blank() is the inverse operation of differentiation.
}[
    word{ integral }(blank: 1)
    word{ derivative }
]

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constant

constant

A template constant placeholder for dynamic values that can be substituted at render time, such as student names or question variants.

Write a constant with two opening braces, the variable name, and two closing braces. For example, wrap student_name in double braces to render the current student's name.

Hello, [student_name constant]! Your score is [score constant] out of 10.

Hello, [student_name constant]! Your score is [score constant] out of 10.

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Documentation Note

Raw double-brace constants are resolved while this documentation is compiled, so the example above spells out the placeholders instead of using live constant syntax.

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Standard Formatting highlight (!h)Colour Shorthands link (!link)footnote (!fn)icon (!icon)blank (!blank)constant