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Markdown code blocks. Three backticks.

Wrap a word in single backticks for inline code. For a block, put three backticks on the line above and the line below. Name the language after the opening backticks and apps that highlight code will colour it.

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Inline code and blocks

Inline code

Run `npm install` first.

Run npm install first.

Use it for commands, file names and values, anywhere inside a sentence.

A fenced code block

```
line one
line two
```
line one
line two

Everything between the fences is shown exactly as typed, including spaces and Markdown characters.

Syntax highlighting

```python
def greet(name):
    return f"Hello, {name}"
```
def greet(name):
    return f"Hello, {name}"

The word after the fence names the language: js, python, bash, json, sql… HushJot colours about 150 of them in the app.

Other ways, and backticks in code

Tildes work too

~~~
fenced with tildes
~~~
fenced with tildes

Handy when the code itself is full of backticks.

Indented code

A paragraph.

    four spaces in
    make a code block

A paragraph.

four spaces in
make a code block

The original Markdown way. It can’t name a language, so fences are better.

Backticks inside code

Type `` `code` `` for code.

````md
```js
console.log(1);
```
````

Type `code` for code.

```js
console.log(1);
```

Use more backticks on the outside than on the inside: two around inline code that holds one, four around a block that holds three.

Questions

Code blocks, answered.

How do I make a code block in Markdown?
Put three backticks (```) on a line before the code and three on a line after it. Add a language name after the first three, such as ```js, for syntax highlighting.
How do I write inline code?
Wrap it in single backticks: `npm install`.
How do I show backticks inside inline code?
Wrap it in more backticks than it contains, with a space inside: `` `code` ``.
Which language names can I use?
The common ones work everywhere: js, ts, python, bash, json, html, css, sql, yaml. An app that doesn’t know a name shows the code without colours.
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