Syntax definitions for the Dhall configuration language in the .sublime-syntax format, which is used among others by the Sublime Text editor and the syntect Rust library.
Currently two syntax files are provided:
- a file based directly on
https://github.com/SQbQxeKd3JHD8/SublimeDhall: dhall.sublime-syntax, - a file based on Dhall syntax highlighting for VS Code: ./extras/dhall_vscode.sublime-syntax,
that may have different set of features (and bugs). Ideally in the future these should be unfied into a single syntax definition. As for now, just use the file that better fits your needs.
The recommended way to install the package is via Package Control. After installing Package Control follow the usage guide to install the package named Dhall from the default channel.
The original Dhall syntax highlighting package for Sublime Text was authored by Lawrence Bell. In 2020 the package was removed from GitHub. Fortunately a copy of the .sublime-syntax file was preserved by one of the users. Under the original author's permission the file was republished in 2025 under the MIT license.
In 2019 PanAeon developed a Dhall syntax highlighting package for Visual Studio Code. It provides a .tmLanguage file (a TextMate grammar), which can be converted to a .sublime-syntax file by a converter script packaged with the Sublime Text editor.