WRiting Markup Language · v3.0

Markup for
humans,
built for machines.

As fast as Markdown, as rigorous as XML.

Aussi rapide que Markdown, aussi rigoureux que XML.

corpus.wriml

^doc markup=''3.0'' date=''2026-05-02'':
  ^titre:Analyse morphologique_titre:
 
  ^data:
    ^mb:tralE jE O fa-li O_mb:
    ^gl:habit ^gr''foc'' ^gr''3''^gr''sg''
      prendre-^gr''pas''.^gr''perf''_gl:
    ^ft:C'est un habit qu'il a pris_ft:
  _data:
_doc:

Why WRIML · Pourquoi WRIML

The right tool was missing. Il manquait le bon outil.

Markdown is fast but loose. XML is rigorous but verbose. WRIML was designed to occupy the space between — structured enough for machines, readable enough for humans.

Markdown est rapide mais imprécis. XML est rigoureux mais verbeux. WRIML occupe l'espace entre les deux.

XML

<gl>

habit

prendre-

.<gr>perf</gr>

</gl>

WRIML ✦

^gl:habit ^gr''foc''

^gr''3''^gr''sg''

prendre-^gr''pas''

.^gr''perf''_gl:

Markdown

# No semantic tagging

# No structured glosses

# No validation

habit **foc** **3****sg**

prendre-**pas**

.**perf**

# Structure lost.

✍️

Human Centered Centré sur l'humain

WRIML was built for people who write — linguists, researchers, authors, developers. The syntax is designed to stay out of your way.

WRIML a été conçu pour ceux qui écrivent — linguistes, chercheurs, auteurs, développeurs.

3 active characters: ^ : _ — nothing more
Named closing tags — you always know what you're closing
Any tag name you choose — no imposed vocabulary
Inline shorthand ^tag''content'' for fast annotation
Embedded tag declarations for self-documenting files

⚙️

Machine Readable Lisible par les machines

WRIML's simplicity is intentional — every rule is unambiguous, every construct is parseable without guesswork.

La simplicité de WRIML est intentionnelle — chaque règle est non-ambiguë, chaque construction est parseable.

^ is always active — no silent failures
'' is an atomic digraph — never ambiguous
Strict nesting — no crossing tags
Formal grammar available
Multi-root documents natively supported

Design Principles · Principes de conception

Four commitments. Quatre engagements.

Rigorous · Rigoureux

Strict nesting, zero ambiguity, machine-validatable. Every WRIML file can be parsed deterministically.
Imbrication stricte, zéro ambiguïté.

Ergonomic · Ergonomique

Three key characters, minimal Shift key, ~40% fewer keystrokes than XML. Fast to type, fast to read.
Trois caractères clés, moins de frappes.

Learnable · Apprenable

One main rule, zero exceptions in everyday use. A novice can read WRIML in minutes.
Une règle principale, zéro exception courante.

Extensible · Extensible

Two-layer architecture: simple surface for daily use, advanced system layer for developers building sub-languages.
Deux couches : simple en surface, puissant en profondeur.

Syntax at a Glance · Syntaxe en un coup d'œil

Five forms. That's it. Cinq formes. C'est tout.

Element with content Élément avec contenu

^titre:My document title_titre:

Element with attributes Élément avec attributs

^doc markup=''3.0'' date=''2026-05-02'':…_doc:

Self-closing element Élément auto-fermant

^br* ^img src=''logo.png''*

Quoted inline form Forme quotée inline

^em''italics'' ^gr''foc''^gr''3''^gr''sg''

Namespace prefix Préfixe namespace

^ling.titre:Morphological analysis_ling.titre:

Markup forhumans,built for machines.