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False positive? I get this error but cannot find any reason: "Your post appears to contain code that is not properly formatted as code."
Editor's note since this is gathering close votes: the code formatting filter is not a Stack Overflow-only feature; it's active on four sites and a CM has stated that questions about it are on-topic ...
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What does `$` mean in Markdown (on Economics Stack Exchange)? [duplicate]
I was using $ characters to mean, well, "dollars" in a question on Economics SE and it caused the rendered text to go all screwy. I briefly reviewed the help text but could not zero in on the meaning ...
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Does inline code span require HTML escaping?
https://stackoverflow.com/help/formatting
Like code blocks, code spans will be displayed in a monospaced font. Markdown and HTML will not work within them. Note that, unlike code blocks, code spans ...
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How to create a collapsable field in a post
I'm trying to hide or show a section in a question I posted on Stack Overflow, similarly to how you can expand a section in the advanced help section (see image).
I've tried to figure this out on my ...
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Markdown when inserting images strange [duplicate]
I have inserted three images in my superuser question - see revision 2.
The links were all inserted as [![enter image description here][1]][1]. It seems to work fine, but I would expect simpler ...
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Problem getting code to format completely (Ctrl + K, ```, manual space)
solved per accepted answer. I would also encourage readers to read @Nathan Tuggy's answer, which has some related details that may help you understand the issue more quickly
Question
I have some ...
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Strikethrough text in a code sample [duplicate]
How can I strikethrough code in a Code Sample. I would like to acheive this Console.WriteLine("Strikethrough");
// A Hello World! program in C#.
using System;
namespace HelloWorld
{
class ...
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"-" at the end of post makes previous line render in bold font
Update: turns out it wasn't a bug (see the end of the post and the answer)
Original bug report:
Why does this edit comes out looking like this:
Notice that the code on the image is bold despite the ...
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How to insert subitem into list without breaking layout? [duplicate]
What I want to see in final (i.e. Outer begin x-pos is same as outer end x-pos, top & bottom margins for inner approx. equal):
What I really see (too large v-space before inner) as picture:
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Can someone show me how to use HTML or other coding for links? [duplicate]
I had a perfectly reasonable request that I create a link with words instead of a 'bare link'. Another person gave me an example, but I don't understand it and should not ask that in comments. Could ...
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Nested indenting issue
How to get correct indentation after entering a nested list?
I am writing a code review and I could not figure this out by googling. Here is an example of the three formatting styles I tried to use (...
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How do I format multiple subsequent code blocks?
I would like to display two separate blocks of code with nothing but whitespace in between. It seems that if you separate blocks with multiple line breaks, the Stack code formatter will consolidate ...
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Cancel out the effect of # hash symbol in text formatting creating headings [duplicate]
I don't understand how to properly format this particular thing (in block characters)
Just to fool around with script making, I made one that (I believe?) should open a terminal at startup:
#!/bin/...
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Is there a way to display whitespace when formatting code?
I'd like to display whitespace characters when writing a question involving a block of text to be parsed. Is there a way to do this?
For example, in Eclipse one can show whitespaces as an Interpunct ...
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How can I prevent a large number from being displayed as a link? [closed]
I just typed a large number, each three digits being separated by periods.
Like so 1.020.000.000
This is rendered as a link. How can I prevent that?
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Why does this markdown preview differently?
See this question. When published, the markdown does not render the same way it does in preview for edit mode. The numbered list does not continue when published, but appears to continue in preview. ...
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How can I escape the less than symbol when it is next to a alphabetical character? [duplicate]
I was pasting results from Google Translate into a quote in a question and it looked like this
By overlaying the more because
In reality the markdown is this
>By overlaying the more because &...
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How to mark something as a tag within a question body?
I recently noticed that some people have been marking tags with specific markup on meta sites, such as the following example:
Clarifying tags election, voting, and president
where, in: "Considering ...
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How to remove (auto) formatting of text when posting a question
I asked a question in arcade where I tried to paste some ACSII art into the question. The question auto-formatted the ASCII art and I couldn't figure out how to remove that formatting. I ended up ...
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How do you use strikethrough on Stack Exchange? [duplicate]
I am trying to use strikethrough on one of my other Stack Exchange questions. (Now updated with working strikethrough) I have tried the following:
~~Double tildes~~
~Single tildes~
[strike]Strike[/...
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Have I found a bug in the way that SE parses comments for bold markdown? [duplicate]
In this comment I was trying to do "intra-word emphasis". It took me 3 tries and what I finally had to do is suboptimal. SE can choose whatever parsing rules they want. I won't debate my desire to ...
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Cannot add single line breaks in Questions
I can't seem to add a simple line break in the text of my question (this is on Blender S.E. but happens on other communities as well):
What I am trying to do is make a list where each sentence is on ...
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Markdown ignores newline (after CSV) [duplicate]
I have been trying to edit the blockquote formatting in the question, GPS Receiver SKG13BL + Arduino - Having trouble receiving data on SE Arduino.
The issue I am having is with this piece of markup:
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Can CSS be used in posts?
I was reading that SE allows a number of HTML elements, so I'm wondering if they can also be styled using CSS?
I also noticed Ctrl+M, for entering HTML+CSS+JS snippets. So, it made me further curious ...
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Denoting buttons in Stack Exchange posts
Is there a way, similar to denoting keyboard shortcuts, to denote buttons on SE posts? I thought it would make things much more readable.
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formating of a question after posting it on StackApps
I have posted a question on StackApps. When I went to Newest Questions - Stack Apps, the formatting was wrong. Snapshot added:
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Quoting \ with grave accent not working for comments
I've recently faced difficulty in commenting. Actually I want to show \ and \\ but unable to....
So, How do quote grave accent with `?
Example: I've used following text in comment to this question:
...
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Is there a way to see how the markup of a per-site meta answer is formed?
I sometimes see a useful markup feature in a per-site meta answer. However, I cannot edit it to see how one did it, since editing (or suggesting edits) is disabled for users with less than 2k ...
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>! notation in markdown editor [duplicate]
What is the reason why you can do this?
This is the markdown code I used:
>! When hovering you can see the text.
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Why is my spoiler formatting not working?
Why is my spoiler formatting not working?
https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/271521/310756
I've fiddled around with it and I cannot get my comments to be hidden.
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Keyboard Glyphs in comment [duplicate]
Related to Keyboard Glyphs question.
Is it possible in comment too or only in question and answer?
I tried this but it didn't work.
<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd>
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Can we do smallcaps in posts?
Is it possible to do smallcaps in questions and answers?
I recently quoted a dictionary definition in EL&U which ended with an example and citation along the lines of:
... *Now you sit there ...
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Why **strong text** does not apply if you use Code Sample?
Here is an example for the issue :
strong text works fine here but if you put it in Code Sample like:
String **varNameInStrongText** = "just try to highlight my var or in comment"
It's better that ...
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Strike through a code part within a code block at Stack Overflow?
How can I strike through a code part (within code block) at Stack Overflow? Is that possible?
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Which is the correct symbol to format logcat error output?
What is the correct format to use for logcat errors from Android Studio? I have posted many questions on Stack Overflow with logcat error output. I understand that we have to format our code well by ...
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Indentation problem to submission program
The 'ask question' page on Stack Overflow gives me an error with the indentation in my code. I'm putting my code in this question in search for a solution.
The error message is
Your post appears ...
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What markdown should I use to <cite/> a work?
I wanted to <cite/> a work in my markdown on stackexchange, but I saw in the preview that this tag was filtered out. I know that people dislike using <em/> (*title*) to cite work titles ...
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How do you make advanced spoilers?
Is it possible to make spoilers inside blockquotes?
> text
> more text
> >! spoilery text
> text
> more text
How about multiline spoilers?
>! Spoiler
>! Mor Spoilerz
>! ...
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Can't put backslash into backticks in chat [duplicate]
I have recently found in chat that you cannot put backslashes in backticks without them showing and it disappearing:
Why is this so? If you put another letter in with it though it works as would be ...
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How can I insert a link to tag from tag wikis (NOT excerpt)?
I'd like to make a link to tag (questions tagged) from tag wiki: E.g. link to questions tagged operating-system:
Here is the link to windows tag.
How can I make such a link?
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Where is the Markdown used in the About Me section of profiles stored?
After examining the SEDE documentation, poking around with a few queries, and reading How do you cross the 3k character limit for About Me?, I learned that the Markdown for questions and answers are ...
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What happened to the image syntax? [duplicate]
I have noticed recently that the syntax for an image has changed recently. What I remember (and still works) is this:
![Image description][2]
But now, it looks like this:
[![Image description][2]][...
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How to type <X> without spaces? [duplicate]
I would like to type
< X >
without the spaces. Doing so (at least without the first space) yields no character at all.
Typing the same in code mode works:
<X>
user306490
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Standalone format reader
I keep a saved copy of my question while typing it, especially if it is long and editing it takes time.
Is there a "standalone Stack Exchange format reader" or WYSIWYG editor to view/edit it from a ...
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Can we restrict the size of an image? [duplicate]
Especially questions containing screenshots from the android-app are somewhat difficult to read in the web browser, because the screenshot is taking the width of the complete body.
(see for instance ...
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How do I minimise the amount of (and maximise scope of) <sub> </sub>? [duplicate]
I purpose to minimise my typing of <sub> </sub> for efficiency.
So why did my following attempt fail, while I composed this?
<sub>Source for 1 and 2: Chapter 5 of *[500 French ...
user226001
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Stack Exchange API - Get answer's markdown
This post shows that one can get an answer body for a Stack Exchange question. However, I'm trying to see if it's possible to get the original markdown version of the answer, not one that's been ...
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Header with inline image does not work in SE's Markdown
I decided to rewrite the whole question in order to address some points made by James and HackerKarma in the comments. Sometimes I forget the way this site works. :)
I decided to come here and ask ...
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