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[//]: # (title: HTML)
HTML is Dokka's default and recommended output format. It is currently in Beta and approaching the Stable release.
You can see an example of the output by browsing documentation
for [kotlinx.coroutines](https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx.coroutines/).
## Generate HTML documentation
HTML as an output format is supported by all runners. To generate HTML documentation, follow these steps depending on
your build tool or runner:
* For [Gradle](dokka-gradle.md#generate-documentation), run `dokkaHtml` or `dokkaHtmlMultiModule` tasks.
* For [Maven](dokka-maven.md#generate-documentation), run the `dokka:dokka` goal.
* For [CLI runner](dokka-cli.md#generate-documentation), run with HTML dependencies set.
> HTML pages generated by this format need to be hosted on a web server in order to render everything correctly.
>
> You can use any free static site hosting service, such as
> [GitHub Pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/about-github-pages).
>
> Locally, you can use the [built-in IntelliJ web server](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/php-built-in-web-server.html).
>
{type="note"}
## Configuration
HTML format is Dokka's base format, so it is configurable through `DokkaBase` and `DokkaBaseConfiguration`
classes:
<tabs group="build-script">
<tab title="Kotlin" group-key="kotlin">
Via type-safe Kotlin DSL:
```kotlin
import org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase
import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
import org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBaseConfiguration
buildscript {
dependencies {
classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-base:%dokkaVersion%")
}
}
tasks.withType<DokkaTask>().configureEach {
pluginConfiguration<DokkaBase, DokkaBaseConfiguration> {
customAssets = listOf(file("my-image.png"))
customStyleSheets = listOf(file("my-styles.css"))
footerMessage = "(c) 2022 MyOrg"
separateInheritedMembers = false
templatesDir = file("dokka/templates")
mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations = false
}
}
```
Via JSON:
```kotlin
import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
tasks.withType<DokkaTask>().configureEach {
val dokkaBaseConfiguration = """
{
"customAssets": ["${file("assets/my-image.png")}"],
"customStyleSheets": ["${file("assets/my-styles.css")}"],
"footerMessage": "(c) 2022 MyOrg",
"separateInheritedMembers": false,
"templatesDir": "${file("dokka/templates")}",
"mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations": false
}
"""
pluginsMapConfiguration.set(
mapOf(
// fully qualified plugin name to json configuration
"org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase" to dokkaBaseConfiguration
)
)
}
```
</tab>
<tab title="Groovy" group-key="groovy">
```groovy
import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
tasks.withType(DokkaTask.class) {
String dokkaBaseConfiguration = """
{
"customAssets": ["${file("assets/my-image.png")}"],
"customStyleSheets": ["${file("assets/my-styles.css")}"],
"footerMessage": "(c) 2022 MyOrg"
"separateInheritedMembers": false,
"templatesDir": "${file("dokka/templates")}",
"mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations": false
}
"""
pluginsMapConfiguration.set(
// fully qualified plugin name to json configuration
["org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase": dokkaBaseConfiguration]
)
}
```
</tab>
<tab title="Maven" group-key="mvn">
```xml
<plugin>
<groupId>org.jetbrains.dokka</groupId>
<artifactId>dokka-maven-plugin</artifactId>
...
<configuration>
<pluginsConfiguration>
<!-- Fully qualified plugin name -->
<org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase>
<!-- Options by name -->
<customAssets>
<asset>${project.basedir}/my-image.png</asset>
</customAssets>
<customStyleSheets>
<stylesheet>${project.basedir}/my-styles.css</stylesheet>
</customStyleSheets>
<footerMessage>(c) MyOrg 2022 Maven</footerMessage>
<separateInheritedMembers>false</separateInheritedMembers>
<templatesDir>${project.basedir}/dokka/templates</templatesDir>
<mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations>false</mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations>
</org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase>
</pluginsConfiguration>
</configuration>
</plugin>
```
</tab>
<tab title="CLI" group-key="cli">
Via [command line options](dokka-cli.md#run-with-command-line-options):
```Bash
java -jar dokka-cli-%dokkaVersion%.jar \
...
-pluginsConfiguration "org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase={\"customAssets\": [\"my-image.png\"], \"customStyleSheets\": [\"my-styles.css\"], \"footerMessage\": \"(c) 2022 MyOrg\", \"separateInheritedMembers\": false, \"templatesDir\": \"dokka/templates\", \"mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations\": false}
"
```
Via [JSON configuration](dokka-cli.md#run-with-json-configuration):
```json
{
"moduleName": "Dokka Example",
"pluginsConfiguration": [
{
"fqPluginName": "org.jetbrains.dokka.base.DokkaBase",
"serializationFormat": "JSON",
"values": "{\"customAssets\": [\"my-image.png\"], \"customStyleSheets\": [\"my-styles.css\"], \"footerMessage\": \"(c) 2022 MyOrg\", \"separateInheritedMembers\": false, \"templatesDir\": \"dokka/templates\", \"mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations\": false}"
}
]
}
```
</tab>
</tabs>
### Configuration options
The table below contains all of the possible configuration options and their purpose.
| **Option** | **Description** |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `customAssets` | List of paths for image assets to be bundled with documentation. The image assets can have any file extension. For more information, see [Customizing assets](#customize-assets). |
| `customStyleSheets` | List of paths for `.css` stylesheets to be bundled with documentation and used for rendering. For more information, see [Customizing styles](#customize-styles). |
| `templatesDir` | Path to the directory containing custom HTML templates. For more information, see [Templates](#templates). |
| `footerMessage` | The text displayed in the footer. |
| `separateInheritedMembers` | This is a boolean option. If set to `true`, Dokka renders properties/functions and inherited properties/inherited functions separately. This is disabled by default. |
| `mergeImplicitExpectActualDeclarations` | This is a boolean option. If set to `true`, Dokka merges declarations that are not declared as [expect/actual](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-connect-to-apis.html), but have the same fully qualified name. This can be useful for legacy codebases. This is disabled by default. |
For more information about configuring Dokka plugins, see [Configuring Dokka plugins](dokka-plugins.md#configure-dokka-plugins).
## Customization
To help you add your own look and feel to your documentation, the HTML format supports a number of customization options.
### Customize styles
You can use your own stylesheets by using the `customStyleSheets`
[configuration option](#configuration). These are applied to every page.
It's also possible to override Dokka's default stylesheets by providing files with the same name:
| **Stylesheet name** | **Description** |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `style.css` | Main stylesheet, contains most of the styles used across all pages |
| `logo-styles.css` | Header logo styling |
| `prism.css` | Styles for [PrismJS](https://prismjs.com/) syntax highlighter |
The source code for all of Dokka's stylesheets is
[available on GitHub](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/%dokkaVersion%/plugins/base/src/main/resources/dokka/styles).
### Customize assets
You can provide your own images to be bundled with documentation by using the `customAssets`
[configuration option](#configuration).
These files are copied to the `<output>/images` directory.
It's possible to override Dokka's images and icons by providing files with the same name. The most
useful and relevant one being `logo-icon.svg`, which is the image that's used in the header. The rest is mostly icons.
You can find all images used by Dokka on
[GitHub](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/%dokkaVersion%/plugins/base/src/main/resources/dokka/images).
### Change the logo
To customize the logo, you can begin by [providing your own asset](#customize-assets) for `logo-icon.svg`.
If you don't like how it looks, or you want to use a `.png` file instead of the default `.svg` file,
you can [override the `logo-styles.css` stylesheet](#customize-styles) to customize it.
For an example of how to do this, see our
[custom format example project](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/%dokkaVersion%/examples/gradle/dokka-customFormat-example).
### Modify the footer
You can modify text in the footer by using the `footerMessage` [configuration option](#configuration).
### Templates
Dokka provides the ability to modify [FreeMarker](https://freemarker.apache.org/) templates used for generating
documentation pages.
You can change the header completely, add your own banners/menus/search, load analytics, change body styling and so on.
Dokka uses the following templates:
| **Template** | **Description** |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `base.ftl` | Defines the general design of all pages to be rendered. |
| `includes/header.ftl` | The page header that by default contains the logo, version, source set selector, light/dark theme switch, and search. |
| `includes/footer.ftl` | The page footer that contains the `footerMessage` [configuration option](#configuration) and copyright. |
| `includes/page_metadata.ftl` | Metadata used within `<head>` container. |
| `includes/source_set_selector.ftl` | [The source set](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets) selector in the header. |
The base template is `base.ftl` and it includes all of the remaining listed templates. You can find the source code for all of Dokka's templates
[on GitHub](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/%dokkaVersion%/plugins/base/src/main/resources/dokka/templates).
You can override any template by using the `templatesDir` [configuration option](#configuration). Dokka searches
for the exact template names within the given directory. If it fails to find user-defined templates, it uses the
default templates.
#### Variables
The following variables are available inside all templates:
| **Variable** | **Description** |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `${pageName}` | The page name |
| `${footerMessage}` | The text which is set by the `footerMessage` [configuration option](#configuration) |
| `${sourceSets}` | A nullable list of [source sets](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html#source-sets) for multi-platform pages. Each item has `name`, `platform`, and `filter` properties. |
| `${projectName}` | The project name. It's available only within the `template_cmd` directive. |
| `${pathToRoot}` | The path to root from the current page. It's useful for locating assets and is available only within the `template_cmd` directive. |
Variables `projectName` and `pathToRoot` are available only within the `template_cmd` directive as they require more
context and thus they need to be resolved at later stages by the [MultiModule](dokka-gradle.md#multi-project-builds) task:
```html
<@template_cmd name="projectName">
<span>${projectName}</span>
</@template_cmd>
```
#### Directives
You can also use the following Dokka-defined [directives](https://freemarker.apache.org/docs/ref_directive_userDefined.html):
| **Variable** | **Description** |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `<@content/>` | The main page content. |
| `<@resources/>` | Resources such as scripts and stylesheets. |
| `<@version/>` | The module version taken from configuration. If the [versioning plugin](https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/tree/%dokkaVersion%/plugins/versioning) is applied, it is replaced with a version navigator. |
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