# Text Editor Syntax Highlighting in Jupyter Cell

**URL:** <https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/text-editor-syntax-highlighting-in-jupyter-cell/1492>\
**Category:** JupyterLab\
**Created:** [June 27, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/text-editor-syntax-highlighting-in-jupyter-cell/1492 "2019-06-27T19:21:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtoliphant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dtoliphant](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/dtoliphant)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/text-editor-syntax-highlighting-in-jupyter-cell/1492/1 "2019-06-27T19:21:03Z")

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Would it be possible to create an extension that allows the use of the text editor syntax highlighting in a jupyter notebook cell? This might be similar to this question:

> [@How to custom cell](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/how-to-custom-cell/1280):
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> I want to custom my own cell and implment it run logic. But I don’t know how to do it. Could you give me a demo or a doc to implement it?

I’m new and still learning how to write extensions. Would this be a good first try? (after an example or two)