rehype-pretty-code
Syntax highlighting plugin for rehype to render beautiful code blocks in Markdown/MDX.
Markdown, editors and content npm MIT
Used in agent projects
26
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in markdown, editors and content
#39 of 46
by use in those projects
Downloads
703K
npm, last 7 days, rehype-pretty-code
GitHub stars
1,317
last push Jul 25, 2026
How rehype-pretty-code is used
rehype-pretty-code is a dependency in 26 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #39 of 46 in markdown, editors and content. The most used alternative there is react-markdown. Projects that use it most often also use Next.js (88.5%), clsx (80.8%), Lucide React (80.8%).
Often used with rehype-pretty-code
| Next.js | 88.5% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 3.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| clsx | 80.8% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 4.6× more than average |
| Lucide React | 80.8% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 4.1× more than average |
| Tailwind Merge | 80.8% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 4.8× more than average |
| rehype-slug | 76.9% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 180.9× more than average |
| Shiki | 76.9% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 109.7× more than average |
| remark-gfm | 73.1% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 32.2× more than average |
| Class Variance Authority | 69.2% of rehype-pretty-code projects · 4.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list rehype-pretty-code as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install rehype-pretty-code |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (22), TypeScript / JavaScript (4) |
| Example projects | sourcegraph/docs, Vectreal/vectreal-platform, databayt/hogwarts, MILLERMARRU/team_doc, crackedngineer/iLoveGithub |
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