# rehype-slug

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**[rehype][]** plugin to add `id`s to headings.

## Contents

*   [What is this?](#what-is-this)
*   [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this)
*   [Install](#install)
*   [Use](#use)
*   [API](#api)
    *   [`unified().use(rehypeSlug)`](#unifieduserehypeslug)
*   [Types](#types)
*   [Compatibility](#compatibility)
*   [Security](#security)
*   [Related](#related)
*   [Contribute](#contribute)
*   [License](#license)

## What is this?

This package is a [unified][] ([rehype][]) plugin to add `id`s to headings.
It looks for headings (so `<h1>` through `<h6>`) that do not yet have `id`s
and adds `id` attributes to them based on the text they contain.
The algorithm that does this is [`github-slugger`][github-slugger], which
matches how GitHub works.

**unified** is a project that transforms content with abstract syntax trees
(ASTs).
**rehype** adds support for HTML to unified.
**hast** is the HTML AST that rehype uses.
This is a rehype plugin that adds `id`s to headings in the AST.

## When should I use this?

This plugin is useful when you have relatively long documents and you want to be
able to link to particular sections.

A different plugin, [`rehype-autolink-headings`][rehype-autolink-headings], adds
links to these headings back to themselves, which is useful as it lets users
more easily link to particular sections.

## Install

This package is [ESM only](https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c).
In Node.js (version 12.20+, 14.14+, or 16.0+), install with [npm][]:

```sh
npm install rehype-slug
```

In Deno with [Skypack][]:

```js
import rehypeSlug from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/rehype-slug@5?dts'
```

In browsers with [Skypack][]:

```html
<script type="module">
  import rehypeSlug from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/rehype-slug@5?min'
</script>
```

## Use

Say we have the following file `example.html`:

```html
<h1 id=some-id>Lorem ipsum</h1>
<h2>Dolor sit amet 😪</h2>
<h3>consectetur &amp; adipisicing</h3>
<h4>elit</h4>
<h5>elit</h5>
```

And our module `example.js` looks as follows:

```js
import {read} from 'to-vfile'
import {rehype} from 'rehype'
import rehypeSlug from 'rehype-slug'

main()

async function main() {
  const file = await rehype()
    .data('settings', {fragment: true})
    .use(rehypeSlug)
    .process(await read('example.html'))

  console.log(String(file))
}
```

Now, running `node example.js` yields:

```html
<h1 id="some-id">Lorem ipsum</h1>
<h2 id="dolor-sit-amet-">Dolor sit amet 😪</h2>
<h3 id="consectetur--adipisicing">consectetur &#x26; adipisicing</h3>
<h4 id="elit">elit</h4>
<h5 id="elit-1">elit</h5>
```

## API

This package exports no identifiers.
The default export is `rehypeSlug`.

### `unified().use(rehypeSlug)`

Add `id`s to headings.
There are no options.

## Types

This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].
There are no extra exported types.

## Compatibility

Projects maintained by the unified collective are compatible with all maintained
versions of Node.js.
As of now, that is Node.js 12.20+, 14.14+, and 16.0+.
Our projects sometimes work with older versions, but this is not guaranteed.

This plugin works with `rehype-parse` version 1+, `rehype-stringify` version 1+,
`rehype` version 1+, and `unified` version 4+.

## Security

Use of `rehype-slug` can open you up to a [cross-site scripting (XSS)][xss]
attack as it sets `id` attributes on headings, which causes what is known
as “DOM clobbering”.
Please use [`rehype-sanitize`][rehype-sanitize] and see its
[Example: headings (DOM clobbering)][rehype-sanitize-example] for information on
how to properly solve it.

## Related

*   [`rehype-autolink-headings`][rehype-autolink-headings]
    — add links to headings with IDs back to themselves

## Contribute

See [`contributing.md`][contributing] in [`rehypejs/.github`][health] for ways
to get started.
See [`support.md`][support] for ways to get help.

This project has a [code of conduct][coc].
By interacting with this repository, organization, or community you agree to
abide by its terms.

## License

[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]

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[license]: license

[author]: https://wooorm.com

[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org

[unified]: https://github.com/unifiedjs/unified

[rehype]: https://github.com/rehypejs/rehype

[xss]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

[github-slugger]: https://github.com/Flet/github-slugger

[rehype-autolink-headings]: https://github.com/rehypejs/rehype-autolink-headings

[rehype-sanitize]: https://github.com/rehypejs/rehype-sanitize

[rehype-sanitize-example]: https://github.com/rehypejs/rehype-sanitize#example-headings-dom-clobbering