Wordgard: The new in-browser rich-text editor from the creator of ProseMirror

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Wordgard is a new open-source JavaScript rich-text editor library from Marijn Haverbeke, designed for building customized content editors with a powerful programming interface.

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# Wordgard Source: [https://wordgard.net/](https://wordgard.net/) **Wordgard**\[wɜrd\-gɑrd\]nounA garden for cultivating words\. Open\-source JavaScript library implementing an in\-browser rich\-text editor\. ## Semantic Rich Text Editor System Wordgard provides a set of tools for building content editors\. It is not a free\-form HTML editor, but one where you control precisely what kind of content you support\. Its main distinguishing feature is a powerful programming interface that makes the library a good foundation for customized editors—even complex, demanding ones\. Wordgard is open source under a permissive license \([MIT](https://code.haverbeke.berlin/wordgard/wordgard/src/branch/main/LICENSE)\)\. It is being developed on[code\.haverbeke\.berlin](https://code.haverbeke.berlin/wordgard/wordgard)\. Bug reports are very welcome\. Pull requests are[not accepted](https://wordgard.net/docs/faq/#h-why-dont-you-take-pull-requests)\. *If you are using Wordgard commercially, there is a*social*\(but no legal\) expectation that you help fund its maintenance\.[Start here](http://marijnhaverbeke.nl/fund/)*\. Discussing the project or asking questions is best done on the[forum](https://discuss.wordgard.net/)\. Bugs should be reported through the[issue tracker](https://code.haverbeke.berlin/wordgard/wordgard/issues)\.

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