PrismJS / PrismJS/prism

Language request: Tab-separated values

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Description

Support for TSV files.

Language
TAB-separated values, similar to CSV, but with TAB as delimiter. Ideally, syntax highlighting would use a TAB➔TAB character to make the TAB character visible while preserving the column alignment.

Additional resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab-separated_values

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing how Prism handles existing CSV-like language definitions and the linked TSV resource; done means TSV receives syntax highlighting while preserving column alignment and making tab characters visible.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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