diff --git a/js/multicodetab.js b/js/multicodetab.js
index 27d9f86055..b5eea7f698 100644
--- a/js/multicodetab.js
+++ b/js/multicodetab.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jQuery.fn.multicode_tabs = function() {
         // for each code, give it a unique ID and wrap it in a pre
         cb_area.children('code').each(function(index2,el2) {
             var linkid = 'code-'+index+'-'+index2;
-//            $(el2).attr('id', linkid);
             $(el2).wrap("<div id='"+linkid+"'><pre>");
             //also put in a link to this in the tab header ul
             $('ul', cb_area).append("<li><a href='#"+linkid+"'></a></li>");
@@ -32,6 +31,38 @@ jQuery.fn.multicode_tabs = function() {
     $('.multicode').minitabs();
 }
 
+
+// Variant version for the HTML that Pandoc generates
+// Expects markup in the form of:
+// <div class='multicode'>
+//   <p><em>tab 1 title</em></p>
+//   <pre><code>tab 1 code block</code></pre>
+//   <p><em>tab 2 title</em></p>
+//   <pre><code>tab 2 code block</code></pre>
+// </div>
+jQuery.fn.multicode_tabs_pandoc = function() {
+    $('.multicode').each(function(index,el) {
+        cb_area = $(el);
+        cb_area.attr('id', "code-"+index);
+        // make a ul to house the tab headers
+        cb_area.prepend("<ul class='codetabs'></ul>");
+        
+        cb_area.children('pre').each(function(index2,el2) {
+            var linkid = 'code-'+index+'-'+index2;
+            $(el2).wrap("<div id='"+linkid+"'>");
+            //also put in a link to this in the tab header ul
+            $('ul', cb_area).append("<li><a href='#"+linkid+"'></a></li>");
+        });
+        
+        $(el).find('em').each(function(index2, el2) {
+            $('ul li:eq('+index2+') a', cb_area).text($(el2).text());
+        });
+    });
+    $('.multicode p').remove();
+    
+    $('.multicode').minitabs();
+}
+
 // Minitabs adapted from https://code.google.com/p/minitabs/
 // Changes made: support multiple tab booklets in one page
 /*
diff --git a/rippled-apis.html b/rippled-apis.html
index 7f31a3ba48..7a481ee98c 100644
--- a/rippled-apis.html
+++ b/rippled-apis.html
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
   <!-- Flatdoc theme -->
   <link href="vendor/flatdoc/v/0.8.0/theme-white/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <script src="vendor/flatdoc/v/0.8.0/theme-white/script.js"></script>
+  
+  <!-- syntax highlighting -->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.3/styles/docco.min.css">
+  <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/highlight.js/8.3/highlight.min.js"></script>
+
 
   <!-- Custom Stylesheets -->
   <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
@@ -69,14 +74,21 @@ mixpanel.init("132d42885e094171f34467fc54da6fab");
     Flatdoc.run({
       fetcher: Flatdoc.file('content/websocket_api.md')
     });
-    $(document).on('flatdoc:ready', $().multicode_tabs);
+    $(document).on('flatdoc:ready', function() {
+        $().multicode_tabs();
+        hljs.initHighlighting();
+    });
   </script>
   <!-- end flatdoc load -->
   <!-- Alternate multicode tabs for compiled page: 
   <script>
     $(document).ready(function() {
-        $(".multicode").minitabs()
+        //$(".multicode").minitabs()
+        $().multicode_tabs();
         make_code_expandable();
+        
+        //syntax highlighting:
+        hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();
     });
   </script>
   <!--end alt code for compiled page -->
@@ -136,6 +148,7 @@ mixpanel.init("132d42885e094171f34467fc54da6fab");
       
  <!-- BEGIN FLATDOC PRE-GENERATED CONTENT -->
  
+ 
       <!-- END FLATDOC PRE-GENERATED CONTENT -->
       
       </div>
@@ -148,6 +161,7 @@ mixpanel.init("132d42885e094171f34467fc54da6fab");
  
  
  
+ 
 <!-- END FLATDOC PRE-GENERATED CONTENT -->