# Riot Syntax > Only supports **Sublime Text 3**. Language definitions for [ES6+ JavaScript](http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/) with [RiotJS](http://riotjs.com) extensions for Sublime Text 3. Adds syntax highlighting support for HTML right inside of ES6 strings (i.e \`...\`) when it's inside of `riot.tag('your-tag', ...)`. It also supports modern JavaScript syntax, including [arrow functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Arrow_functions), [destructuring](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Destructuring_assignment), [shorthand methods](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Method_definitions), [template strings](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/template_strings), and more. This package is a port of [Babel-Sublime](https://github.com/babel/babel-sublime) for RiotJS. The Babel-Sublime only supports syntax highlighting of [React](https://github.com/facebook/react) `.jsx` components. This package is here to change it. Basically, all it does, is that it makes your HTML inside of \`...\` strings to act like it's React's HTML inside of JavaScript. Please note, that it has no `jsx` support. It ships with a new syntax called `JavaScript Riot` which should be used only for your Riot's pure-js tags. If you are not planning to ever use `jsx`, you can use it as your default JavaScript syntax. ## Screenshots ## Why to use plain JavaScript instead of `.tag` files? 1. Linter support 2. You can use JS sourcemaps 3. Easier debugging (browser or terminal) 4. Easier testing 5. No extra compilation step 6. Require tags with Webpack or Browserify directly, without any loaders ## Installation Find it as [**Riot Syntax**](https://packagecontrol.io/packages/riot-syntax) through [Package Control](https://packagecontrol.io/). #### Setting as the default syntax To set it as the default syntax for a particular extension: 1. Open a file with that extension, 2. Select `View` from the menu, 3. Then `Syntax` `->` `Open all with current extension as...` `->` `JavaScript Riot`. 4. Repeat this for each extension (e.g.: `.js`, `.jsr`, `.riot`). #### Setting a Color Scheme Riot Syntax comes bundled with `Next`, `Monokai` and `Github` color themes. Select one from `Preferences` `->` `Color Scheme` `->` `Riot Syntax` #### Configuring the "Sublime Linter" package If you are using a custom extension name (e.g: `.riot`) for your RiotJS tags and you want to have linting support for such file, then you need to customize "sublime linter" config file. Go to `Package Settings` `->` `Sublime Linter` `->` `Settings – User` and add this line `"javascript riot": "javascript"` to your `syntax_map`. After this modification your config file should look like so: ``` { "user": { ... "syntax_map": { ... "javascript riot": "javascript" // <- add this line }, ... } } ```