Shortcodes#

Hugo Book includes shortcodes for common documentation patterns. All interactive shortcodes work without JavaScript using CSS-only techniques.

Hugo shortcodes use two delimiter styles:

{{< shortcode >}}

Renders inner content as plain HTML. Use for shortcodes that don’t contain markdown.

{{% shortcode %}}

Processes inner content as markdown. Use when the shortcode body contains markdown formatting.

Use {{% shortcode %}} when the body contains markdown that needs to be rendered. {{< shortcode >}} passes content as-is without markdown processing. When nesting shortcodes (e.g. tabs inside columns), the outer shortcode must use {{% shortcode %}} for the inner shortcodes and markdown to be processed.