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Brian Stumbaugh
2,161 Pointshow do I format my code in these question forums?
I see that some people are able to format their code......is there some symbols or something that I have to wrap my code?
thanks in advance.
HI, Konrad here . Please press EDIT on this question and look what i did to achieve the effect you want.
<h1> Hello </h1>
h1 {
color:transparent; /*Spot the error ;D */
}
var car = wheels;
//Code
Random things
Make sure you live extra space on the ` .
5 Answers
Roy Penrod
19,810 PointsYou use three backtick characters to enclose your code. The backtick key is usually directly to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards. If you hold shift and hit it, you get a tilde.
After the opening three backticks, you can specify the language you're using to get proper syntax highlighting. Here's what it would look like for JavaScript:
```javascript
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsI just showed you how to do it, press on your post EDIT. As well as look here at markdownsheet
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Look wher eis Post answer, above it should be Markdown Cheatsheet.
Heres how you post code to treehouse and more :)
Markdown Cheatsheet
Markdown is a short-hand syntax for easily converting text to HTML. Below are some popular examples of Markdown formatting. For more examples reference Markdown Basics for a more detailed overview.
Links
This is an [example link](http://example.com/)
Code
Wrap your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after. If you specify the language after the first set of backticks, that'll help us with syntax highlighting.
```html
<p>This is code!</p>
```
Italic
Here’s a word that is *emphasized*
Bold
Here’s a word that is **bold**
Images
Unordered List
+ Candy
+ Gum
+ Peanuts
Ordered List
1. Red
2. Green
3. Blue
Roy Penrod
19,810 PointsKonrad, how did you add the code samples to Brian's post?
Brian Stumbaugh
2,161 Pointsthanks for your reply!
one more question: so when you do
// Look up i opened it - press edit and see what i did.
are you putting the name of the language in there just for color formatting?
// Look below, i closed it
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsYou have to close it. Press edit on the post to see exactly what i did. It might be confusing up thhere as there are a lot of ticks.
jacobproffer
24,604 PointsGreat find, Jason!
Brian Stumbaugh
2,161 Pointsdon't respond....just practicing here. thanks guys!
<h1>this is html</h1>
h1 {
color: blue;
}
var a = 1;
John Shawn
Courses Plus Student 32 Pointsdoestnt seem to work for me
<p> Just trying it out </p>
Roy Penrod
19,810 PointsRoy Penrod
19,810 PointsYou close it with the same three backticks, but without the language. It's not showing in the code above for some reason.
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsKonrad Pilch
2,435 PointsIm a MOD so i can edit other posts. What i find useful in it is that i mainly fix the code of other people which helps me if I'm helping them, as well as others plus its a good way to see how to do other things such as adding images which i never knew how to unless I checked on edit and saw how they did it.
It would be good if Treehouse would add a 'preview' of the back end of the writing or 'edit' with read me only .