RST File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .rst
MIME Type text/x-rst
Format Type Text
Primary Use Documentation
Syntax Highlighting Support Yes
Character Encoding UTF-8 Recommended
Supports Images Yes (via directives)
Supports Tables Yes
Inline Markup Yes
Hyperlinks Yes
Supports Footnotes Yes
Supports Citations Yes
Supports Definitions Lists Yes
Supports Code Blocks Yes
Admonitions Support Yes
Section Levels Unlimited, Defined by User
Directives Yes (e.g., for images, includes)
Substitution Definitions Yes
Roles Customizable Text Roles
Index Generation Yes
Metadata Support Yes
Comments Yes
Extensibility High (via Sphinx and others)