Examples

Nano Markup by example.

These examples show the everyday shapes Nano Markup is designed for: profiles, catalogs, project metadata, text blocks, empty values, and root strings. Each example also has a paired JSON file in the specification repository.

New to the format? Read the tutorial, see why Nano Markup exists, or review the specification.

Patterns

Common document shapes

Profile data Mapping · sequence · multiline text A compact contact-like record with nested values. Catalog data Repeated objects A product-style catalog represented as nested mappings and sequences. Project metadata Configuration-like data A readable project manifest with lists, sections, and scalar text. Text values Strings and blocks Examples of raw, quoted, empty, and multiline strings. Empty values Empty string · mapping · sequence Shows how empty containers and empty strings are represented. All paired examples Nano and JSON Browse every .nano file with its matching JSON data tree.

Quick read

A readable profile

Nano Markup

..
    name Ariana
    languages:
        Slovak
        English
    address|
        20 Forest Street
        811 01 Bratislava

Data tree

{
  "name": "Ariana",
  "languages": ["Slovak", "English"],
  "address": "20 Forest Street\n811 01 Bratislava"
}