# \#code

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## [Posting Code without Syntax Highlighting](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/posting-code-without-syntax-highlighting/2155)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 October 2022 16:53 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/posting-code-without-syntax-highlighting/2155 "2022-10-16T16:53:13Z")

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To post a block of code wihout having Discourse/Markdown try to colour words based upon its guess which language it’s written in, append “text” to the three back-ticks that begin the code block. For example: \`\`\` Drop t…