Remy Sharp 11/12/2025

Syntax Highlighting in Web Component Templates [blog]

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This article explains a simple trick to get proper syntax highlighting and Prettier auto-formatting for HTML template strings within JavaScript web component code. The solution involves adding the exact comment `/* HTML */` before the template literal, which works with the `es6-string-html` VS Code extension. It details the problem, shows visual examples of the code in VS Code, and contrasts this method with other less effective approaches.

Syntax Highlighting in Web Component Templates [blog]

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