keruyphp/keruy-html

Flexible fluent PHP DSL for HTML.

v1.1.0 2026-05-09 11:25 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.3

GPL-3.0

• KeruyPHP

• php
• DSL
• fluent
• html
• Flexible
• fluent-api

README

Simple fluent PHP DSL for building HTML.

Installation

composer require keruyphp/keruy-html

Quick start

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use KeruyPHP\KeruyHtml\Html;

echo Html::div(['class' => 'box'], 'Hello world');

Passing content

You can build children in a few different ways.

1. As an array

The first array argument is treated as attributes. Pass an empty attribute array if you want to send children as an array.

echo Html::ul([], [
	Html::li('One'),
	Html::li('Two'),
	Html::li('Three'),
]);

2. With a closure

echo Html::ul(function () {
	Html::li('One');
	Html::li('Two');
	Html::li('Three');
});

3. As trailing arguments

echo Html::ul(
	Html::li('One'),
	Html::li('Two'),
	Html::li('Three'),
);

Output styles

You can render the same structure using an array or a closure.

Array-based output

echo Html::div(['class' => 'card'], [
	Html::h2('Title'),
	Html::p('Text from array children.'),
]);

Closure-based output

echo Html::div(function () {
	Html::h2('Title');
	Html::p('Text from closure children.');
});

Core methods

append()

append() is the universal child API. It accepts strings, nodes, arrays, generators and closures.

String values are treated as text and escaped automatically.

echo Html::div(function (\KeruyPHP\KeruyHtml\Tags\Tag $div) {
	$div->append(
		'Hello ',
		Html::strong('world'),
		'!',
	);
});

text()

text() is the explicit text helper. It is a semantic alias for appending escaped string content.

echo Html::p(function (\KeruyPHP\KeruyHtml\Tags\Tag $p) {
	$p->text('Price: ', '100 UAH');
});

raw()

raw() appends trusted HTML fragments without escaping.

echo Html::div(function (\KeruyPHP\KeruyHtml\Tags\Tag $div) {
	$div->raw('<strong>Trusted HTML</strong>');
});

Use raw() only for HTML you already trust.

Setting attributes and classes

You can add attributes and classes in three common ways.

1. In the attribute array

echo Html::div([
	'class' => 'box',
	'id' => 'main',
], 'Hello');

2. Inside a closure

echo Html::div(function (\KeruyPHP\KeruyHtml\Tags\Tag $div) {
	$div->class('box');
	$div->prop('id', 'main');

	Html::span('Hello');
});

3. At the end of the chain

echo Html::div('Hello')
	->class('box')
	->prop('id', 'main');

class()

The class() method is the main shortcut for CSS classes.

echo Html::div('Hello')
	->class('box')
	->class('has-background-light');

prop()

Use prop() for any attribute.

echo Html::a('Profile')
	->prop('href', '/profile')
	->prop('target', '_blank');

You can also combine it with regular attribute arrays:

echo Html::input(['type' => 'text'])
	->prop('name', 'email')
	->prop('placeholder', 'Email');

Pretty output

Call pretty() if you want formatted HTML instead of minified output.

echo Html::div(['class' => 'card'], function () {
	Html::h2('Title');
	Html::p('Formatted output example.');
})->pretty();

Notes

• Strings are escaped automatically.
• Use HtmlElement::raw() or HtmlUtil::raw() if you need raw HTML.
• Use HtmlElement::text() or HtmlUtil::text() if you want explicit escaped text.