The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Code

To denote a word or phrase as code, enclose it in backticks (`).

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| Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |----|----|----| | At the command prompt, type `nano`. | At the command prompt, type nano. | At the command prompt, type nano. |

If the word or phrase you want to denote as code includes one or more backticks, you can escape it by enclosing the word or phrase in double backticks (``).

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| Markdown | HTML | Rendered Output | |----|----|----| | ``Use `code` in your Markdown file.`` | Use `code` in your Markdown file. | Use `code` in your Markdown file. |

To create code blocks, indent every line of the block by at least four spaces or one tab.

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:::info Note: To create code blocks without indenting lines, use fenced code blocks.

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:::info This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

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