Conversation
Chat-style dialogue display. Blockquotes become alternating speaker messages with a chat bubble UI.
Basic usage
Use blockquotes with bold speaker names to create a conversation.
{% conversation %}
> **Alice:** Hey, have you tried refrakt.md yet?
> **Bob:** Not yet — what makes it different?
> **Alice:** You write plain Markdown and runes decide how it renders. Same list can be nav links, feature cards, or action buttons.
> **Bob:** That sounds really flexible. I'll check it out!
{% /conversation %}<div data-rune="conversation">
<div data-name="messages">
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"left"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Alice</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Alice:</strong>
Hey, have you tried refrakt.md yet?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"right"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Bob</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Bob:</strong>
Not yet — what makes it different?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"left"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Alice</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Alice:</strong>
You write plain Markdown and runes decide how it renders. Same list can be nav links, feature cards, or action buttons.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"right"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Bob</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Bob:</strong>
That sounds really flexible. I'll check it out!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Alice
Alice: Hey, have you tried refrakt.md yet?
Bob
Bob: Not yet — what makes it different?
Alice
Alice: You write plain Markdown and runes decide how it renders. Same list can be nav links, feature cards, or action buttons.
Bob
Bob: That sounds really flexible. I'll check it out!
<div class="rf-conversation" data-elevation="flush" data-rune="conversation" data-density="compact">
<div data-name="messages" class="rf-conversation__messages">
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--left" data-align="left" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Alice</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Alice:</strong>
Hey, have you tried refrakt.md yet?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--right" data-align="right" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Bob</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Bob:</strong>
Not yet — what makes it different?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--left" data-align="left" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Alice</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Alice:</strong>
You write plain Markdown and runes decide how it renders. Same list can be nav links, feature cards, or action buttons.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--right" data-align="right" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Bob</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong marker="**">Bob:</strong>
That sounds really flexible. I'll check it out!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Named speakers
Use the speakers attribute to automatically alternate between named speakers without inline bold markup.
{% conversation speakers="Support, Customer" %}
> How can I help you today?
> I'm having trouble with the installation.
> Have you tried running npm install with the --legacy-peer-deps flag?
> That fixed it — thank you!
{% /conversation %}<div data-rune="conversation">
<div data-name="messages">
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"left"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Support</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong>Support:</strong>
How can I help you today?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"right"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Customer</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong>Customer:</strong>
I'm having trouble with the installation.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"left"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Support</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong>Support:</strong>
Have you tried running npm install with the --legacy-peer-deps flag?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" data-rune="conversation-message" data-rune-fields="{"align":"right"}">
<span data-field="speaker">Customer</span>
<div data-name="body">
<p>
<strong>Customer:</strong>
That fixed it — thank you!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Support
Support: How can I help you today?
Customer
Customer: I'm having trouble with the installation.
Support
Support: Have you tried running npm install with the --legacy-peer-deps flag?
Customer
Customer: That fixed it — thank you!
<div class="rf-conversation" data-elevation="flush" data-rune="conversation" data-density="compact">
<div data-name="messages" class="rf-conversation__messages">
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--left" data-align="left" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Support</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong>Support:</strong>
How can I help you today?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--right" data-align="right" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Customer</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong>Customer:</strong>
I'm having trouble with the installation.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--left" data-align="left" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Support</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong>Support:</strong>
Have you tried running npm install with the --legacy-peer-deps flag?
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div data-field="message" class="rf-conversation-message rf-conversation-message--right" data-align="right" data-rune="conversation-message" data-density="full">
<span data-field="speaker">Customer</span>
<div data-name="body" class="rf-conversation-message__body">
<p>
<strong>Customer:</strong>
That fixed it — thank you!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>Attributes
conversation
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
speakers | string | — | Comma-separated speaker names for alternating messages |
Universal attributes
bg
The background layer (SPEC-088): image, video, gradient, flat overlay wash and legibility scrim, in a single injected layer behind the rune's content.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bg | string | — | Background preset applied to this block |
bg-from | string | — | Gradient start colour — a semantic token name (→ var(--rf-color-*)) |
bg-gradient | "to-t" | "to-b" | "to-l" | "to-r" | "to-tr" | "to-br" | "to-bl" | "to-tl" | — | Gradient direction (bounded named set) |
bg-gradient-type | "linear" | "radial" | "conic" | — | Gradient type |
bg-to | string | — | Gradient end colour — a semantic token name |
bg-via | string | — | Optional middle gradient stop — a semantic token name |
scrim | "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right" | "none" | — | Scrim direction (heaviest edge); presence turns the scrim on, "none" opts out of the default cover scrim |
scrim-blur | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Frost scrim blur amount |
scrim-strength | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Gradient scrim strength |
scrim-tone | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the scrim darkens (for light text) or lightens (for dark text) |
scrim-type | "gradient" | "frost" | — | Scrim treatment: gradient (default) or frost (backdrop blur) |
elevation
The chrome/depth ladder (SPEC-107). The skin maps each rung to a chrome bundle by attribute, so there is no BEM class.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
elevation | "sunken" | "flush" | "flat" | "raised" | "floating" | "overlay" | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Surface depth on the SPEC-107 ladder (sunken→overlay); none/sm/md/lg are deprecated aliases |
inset
Internal padding override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
inset | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Inner padding of this block |
motion
Scroll-reveal entrance (SPEC-105). The author declares the character, the theme owns the choreography, a behaviour owns the timing.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reveal | "none" | "fade" | "slide" | "scale" | "blur" | — | Scroll-reveal entrance character (none|fade|slide|scale|blur); the theme owns the choreography |
stagger | boolean | — | Cascade this block's items in as it reveals (no-op on single-child runes) |
spacing
Block-level rhythm override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
spacing | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Vertical spacing above and below this block |
substrate
Generated pattern fills (SPEC-087). Markers only — the engine sets the attributes and cell/opacity custom properties, CSS draws the pattern.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
substrate | "dots" | "grid" | "lines" | "cross" | "checker" | "none" | — | Generated surface pattern |
substrate-fill | "inherit" | "inset" | — | Surface fill the pattern sits on (full colour stays with tint) |
substrate-opacity | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern ink strength |
substrate-size | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern cell size |
substrate-target | "self" | "media" | — | Which surface the pattern fills (overrides the rune/theme default) |
tint
Per-rune colour override (SPEC-053): a named tint from the theme registry, with inline per-token overrides layered on top.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
tint | string | — | Color tint preset applied to this block |
tint-mode | "auto" | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the tint adapts to auto, dark, or light mode |
width
The track a block rune occupies.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
width | "compact" | "narrow" | "content" | "wide" | "full" | — | Maximum width constraint for this block |
| Not available | Why |
|---|---|
| dropcap, reading | this rune declares no prose body |
| frame | this rune declares neither a `frameTarget` nor a media section |
| prominence | this rune has no page-section header |
conversation-message
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
speaker | string | — | |
align | "left" | "right" | — |
Universal attributes
bg
The background layer (SPEC-088): image, video, gradient, flat overlay wash and legibility scrim, in a single injected layer behind the rune's content.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bg | string | — | Background preset applied to this block |
bg-from | string | — | Gradient start colour — a semantic token name (→ var(--rf-color-*)) |
bg-gradient | "to-t" | "to-b" | "to-l" | "to-r" | "to-tr" | "to-br" | "to-bl" | "to-tl" | — | Gradient direction (bounded named set) |
bg-gradient-type | "linear" | "radial" | "conic" | — | Gradient type |
bg-to | string | — | Gradient end colour — a semantic token name |
bg-via | string | — | Optional middle gradient stop — a semantic token name |
scrim | "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right" | "none" | — | Scrim direction (heaviest edge); presence turns the scrim on, "none" opts out of the default cover scrim |
scrim-blur | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Frost scrim blur amount |
scrim-strength | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Gradient scrim strength |
scrim-tone | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the scrim darkens (for light text) or lightens (for dark text) |
scrim-type | "gradient" | "frost" | — | Scrim treatment: gradient (default) or frost (backdrop blur) |
elevation
The chrome/depth ladder (SPEC-107). The skin maps each rung to a chrome bundle by attribute, so there is no BEM class.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
elevation | "sunken" | "flush" | "flat" | "raised" | "floating" | "overlay" | "none" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Surface depth on the SPEC-107 ladder (sunken→overlay); none/sm/md/lg are deprecated aliases |
inset
Internal padding override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
inset | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Inner padding of this block |
motion
Scroll-reveal entrance (SPEC-105). The author declares the character, the theme owns the choreography, a behaviour owns the timing.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reveal | "none" | "fade" | "slide" | "scale" | "blur" | — | Scroll-reveal entrance character (none|fade|slide|scale|blur); the theme owns the choreography |
stagger | boolean | — | Cascade this block's items in as it reveals (no-op on single-child runes) |
spacing
Block-level rhythm override.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
spacing | "flush" | "tight" | "default" | "loose" | "breathe" | — | Vertical spacing above and below this block |
substrate
Generated pattern fills (SPEC-087). Markers only — the engine sets the attributes and cell/opacity custom properties, CSS draws the pattern.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
substrate | "dots" | "grid" | "lines" | "cross" | "checker" | "none" | — | Generated surface pattern |
substrate-fill | "inherit" | "inset" | — | Surface fill the pattern sits on (full colour stays with tint) |
substrate-opacity | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern ink strength |
substrate-size | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | — | Pattern cell size |
substrate-target | "self" | "media" | — | Which surface the pattern fills (overrides the rune/theme default) |
tint
Per-rune colour override (SPEC-053): a named tint from the theme registry, with inline per-token overrides layered on top.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
tint | string | — | Color tint preset applied to this block |
tint-mode | "auto" | "dark" | "light" | — | Whether the tint adapts to auto, dark, or light mode |
width
The track a block rune occupies.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
width | "compact" | "narrow" | "content" | "wide" | "full" | — | Maximum width constraint for this block |
| Not available | Why |
|---|---|
| dropcap, reading | this rune declares no prose body |
| frame | this rune declares neither a `frameTarget` nor a media section |
| prominence | this rune has no page-section header |