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The Gemini standard provides both the Gemini protocol and an unique file system for that protocol, known as "gemtext," which is akin to HTML for HTTP or plaintext for Gopher. The architecture is influenced on Gopher, with some modern features such as the necessary use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for connections and the use of a hypertext format as the primary content type. To maintain one of the project's stated aims of simplicity, the design is purposefully not easily expandable. The content in the gemtext language is line-oriented, which improves rendering; it includes structures for headings (three levels), flat list elements, pre-formatted text, and link lines – no inline emphasis. URIs are stored as hyperlinks in gemtext documents, as they are in HTTP hypertext, to build interconnected hypertext documents in the Gemini "web," which users refer to as Geminispace. Several Gemini browsers have been created due to the simplicity of the protocol and provided media format. [3][7] The following non-exhaustive list of clients exemplifies their breadth. Additional listings are accessible online. Because Gemini's basic syntax is easy to show in a text-only format, command line clients are extremely common, while they may be somewhat limited with online content. Gemini is not meant to be a replacement for Gopher or HTTP, but rather to coexist with both. The Gemini email list is where much of the work takes place. it is a great alternative.