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+zsh-syntax-highlighting / highlighters
+======================================
+
+Syntax highlighting is done by pluggable highlighters:
+
+* `main` - the base highlighter, and the only one [active by default][main].
+* `brackets` - [matches brackets][brackets] and parenthesis.
+* `pattern` - matches [user-defined patterns][pattern].
+* `regexp` - matches [user-defined regular expressions][regexp].
+* `cursor` - matches [the cursor position][cursor].
+* `root` - highlights the whole command line [if the current user is root][root].
+* `line` - applied to [the whole command line][line].
+
+[main]: highlighters/main.md
+[brackets]: highlighters/brackets.md
+[pattern]: highlighters/pattern.md
+[regexp]: highlighters/regexp.md
+[cursor]: highlighters/cursor.md
+[root]: highlighters/root.md
+[line]: highlighters/line.md
+
+
+Highlighter-independent settings
+--------------------------------
+
+By default, all command lines are highlighted.  However, it is possible to
+prevent command lines longer than a fixed number of characters from being
+highlighted by setting the variable `${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH}` to the maximum
+length (in characters) of command lines to be highlighter.  This is useful when
+editing very long command lines (for example, with the [`fned`][fned] utility
+function).  Example:
+
+[fned]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/User-Contributions.html#index-zed
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH=512
+```
+
+
+How to activate highlighters
+----------------------------
+
+To activate an highlighter, add it to the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS` array in
+`~/.zshrc`, for example:
+
+```zsh
+ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main brackets pattern cursor)
+```
+
+By default, `$ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS` is unset and only the `main`
+highlighter is active.
+
+
+How to tweak highlighters
+-------------------------
+
+Highlighters look up styles from the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` associative array.
+Navigate into the [individual highlighters' documentation](highlighters/) to
+see what styles (keys) each highlighter defines; the syntax for values is the
+same as the syntax of "types of highlighting" of the zsh builtin
+`$zle_highlight` array, which is documented in [the `zshzle(1)` manual
+page][zshzle-Character-Highlighting].
+
+[zshzle-Character-Highlighting]: https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Line-Editor.html#Character-Highlighting
+
+Some highlighters support additional configuration parameters; see each
+highlighter's documentation for details and examples.
+
+
+How to implement a new highlighter
+----------------------------------
+
+To create your own `acme` highlighter:
+
+* Create your script at
+    `highlighters/acme/acme-highlighter.zsh`.
+
+* Implement the `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate` function.
+  This function must return 0 when the highlighter needs to be called and
+  non-zero otherwise, for example:
+
+    ```zsh
+    _zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate() {
+      # Call this highlighter in SVN working copies
+      [[ -d .svn ]]
+    }
+    ```
+
+* Implement the `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint` function.
+  This function does the actual syntax highlighting, by calling
+  `_zsh_highlight_add_highlight` with the start and end of the region to
+  be highlighted and the `ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES` key to use. Define the default
+  style for that key in the highlighter script outside of any function with
+  `: ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[key]:=value}`, being sure to prefix
+  the key with your highlighter name and a colon. For example:
+
+    ```zsh
+    : ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[acme:aurora]:=fg=green}
+
+    _zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint() {
+      # Colorize the whole buffer with the 'aurora' style
+      _zsh_highlight_add_highlight 0 $#BUFFER acme:aurora
+    }
+    ```
+
+  If you need to test which options the user has set, test `zsyh_user_options`
+  with a sensible default if the option is not present in supported zsh
+  versions. For example:
+
+    ```zsh
+    [[ ${zsyh_user_options[ignoreclosebraces]:-off} == on ]]
+    ```
+
+  The option name must be all lowercase with no underscores and not an alias.
+
+* Name your own functions and global variables `_zsh_highlight_acme_*`.
+
+    - In zsh-syntax-highlighting 0.4.0 and earlier, the entrypoints 
+        `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_predicate` and
+        `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint`
+        were named
+        `_zsh_highlight_acme_highlighter_predicate` and
+        `_zsh_highlight_highlighter_acme_paint` respectively.
+
+        These names are still supported for backwards compatibility;
+        however, support for them will be removed in a future major or minor release (v0.x.0 or v1.0.0).
+
+* Activate your highlighter in `~/.zshrc`:
+
+    ```zsh
+    ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS+=(acme)
+    ```
+
+* [Write tests](../tests/README.md).