Include shortcode can include files of different types. By specifying a language, the included file will have syntax highlighting.

## Shortcode

```tpl
{{</* include file="relative/path/from/hugo/root" language="go" markdown=[false|true] */>}}
```

Attributes:

| Name       | Usage                                                                                                                               | default       |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| file       | path to the included file relative to the hugo root                                                                                 | empty value   |
| language\* | language for [syntax highlighting](https://gohugo.io/content-management/syntax-highlighting/#list-of-chroma-highlighting-languages) | empty value   |
| markdown   | included file is markdown                                                                                                           | false         |
| options    | highlighting [options](https://gohugo.io/content-management/syntax-highlighting/#highlight-shortcode)                               | linenos=table |

\* if not set, the content will be rendered as plain HTML

<!-- prettier-ignore -->
### Include \*.yml file with options

```tpl
{{</* include file="config.yaml" language="yaml" options="linenos=table,hl_lines=5-6,linenostart=100" */>}}
```

<!-- spellchecker-disable -->

{{< include file="config.yaml" language="yaml" options="linenos=table,hl_lines=5-6,linenostart=100">}}

<!-- spellchecker-enable -->

### Include \*.md file

Included markdown files will be rendered using the `RenderString` [function](https://gohugo.io/functions/renderstring/).

{{< hint warning >}}
**Location of markdown files**\
If you include markdown files that should not get a menu entry, place them outside the content folder or exclude them otherwise.
{{< /hint >}}

```tpl
{{</* include file="static/includes/table.md.part" markdown="true" */>}}
```

<!-- spellchecker-disable -->

{{< include file="static/includes/table.md.part" markdown="true" >}}

<!-- spellchecker-enable -->

### Include \*.html file

HTML content will be filtered by the `safeHTML` filter and added to the rendered page output.

```tpl
{{</* include file="static/includes/example.html.part" */>}}
```

{{< include file="static/includes/example.html.part" >}}