Reference

Complete technical documentation for Bengal's APIs, syntax, and internals.

What Do You Need?

Complete reference for all available markdown directives in Bengal

High-level architecture overview of Bengal

Reference vs Guides

Looking for...	Go to...
"How do I use tabs?"	Directives Reference
"How do I build a tabbed interface?"	Theming → Templating
"What's the build pipeline?"	Architecture
"How do I speed up builds?"	Building → Performance

Note

Reference documents what is available (exhaustive, lookup-oriented). Guides explain how to accomplish tasks (goal-oriented). Use reference when you know what you're looking for.

In This Section

Cheatsheet Quick reference for common Bengal commands, patterns, and configurations

Directives Reference Complete reference for all available markdown directives in Bengal 8 pages

Theme Variables Comprehensive reference of all variables and functions available in Jinja2 templates.

Icon Reference SVG icon library with theme-aware styling

Site Templates Reference Complete reference for Bengal's site scaffolding and template system

Architecture High-level architecture overview of Bengal 2 pages

Security Hardening Best practices for deploying Bengal sites securely

Template Functions Reference Complete reference for Bengal's template filters and functions