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Fountain screenplay markup syntax

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Source: https://fountain.io/syntax

L07 2026-10-17: merged duplicate records from lane-a:fountain-screenplay-markup (same canonical URL).

Structured fields

{
  "revision": {
    "ref": "Fountain 1.1 (changelog entry '1.1 – March 14, 2014'); no newer version mentioned on the page",
    "pinned": true,
    "source_url": "https://fountain.io/syntax"
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "The plain-text screenplay format agents can read and write without proprietary tools; defines scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, sections and synopses. Storyboarder reads it; the founder's Scene Lock parses screenplay text into typed elements.",
  "source_type": "documentation",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "Quote-Unquote Apps (footer)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "known_limitations": [
    "Early-draft format only; no production-draft features (revision marks, locked pages)."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2014-03-14T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Elements: Scene Headings, Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Dual Dialogue, Lyrics, Transition, Centered Text, Emphasis, Title Page, Page Breaks, Notes and Boneyard, Sections and Synopses. · locator: syntax sections source
[sourced_fact] 'the golden rule of Fountain is simple: make it look like a screenplay.' · locator: intro source
[sourced_fact] Latest listed version 1.1, March 14, 2014; version 1.0 (Feb 7, 2012) merged SPMD and Fountain. · locator: version history source
[sourced_fact] Fountain is described as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain text; the golden rule is 'make it look like a screenplay'. · locator: page text source
[sourced_fact] Syntax page defines scene headings (INT/EXT or leading period), uppercase character names, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions ending in TO. · locator: page text source
[sourced_fact] Fountain intentionally omits production features such as MOREs, CONTINUEDs, revision marks, locked pages and colored pages. · locator: page text source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
[sourced_fact] The syntax page's changelog lists version 1.1 dated March 14, 2014 as the latest entry. · locator: page changelog source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	https://fountain.io/syntax No license statement on the syntax page; footer '(c) 2023 Quote-Unquote Apps'.

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