Welcome to the Treehouse Community
Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.
Start your free trial
sizwengubane
15,244 PointsWhy dont <blockquote></blockquote> doesnt work on my answers? How to fix it?
I cant make my code look good with the blockquote option anymore..i read the markup styles for treehouse and it doesnt help me at all
7 Answers
Samuel Durkin
48,402 PointsYou use three "grave accents" (alt + the symbol to the left of "Z" on a Mac) followed by "html" to open, and then three "grave accents" to close.
<p>This is code!</p>
And that's it.
Jeremiah Stephan
5,294 PointsThe three backticks need to be on separate lines above and below the code you want to share. So, put in three backticks, hit return, insert your code, hit return, then the last three backticks.
Try it out. Let me know if it fixes your issue.
Samuel Durkin
48,402 PointsRemember to include the 3 grave accents before and after. I don't have a Windows keyboard in front of me, but I believe it's the button between "esc" and the number "1".
sizwengubane
15,244 Pointsdoesnt work bro...tried every shit
Samuel Durkin
48,402 PointsThe content of the "HTML" is how you should be doing it:
http://codepen.io/FailedSitcom/pen/avEMyN
Hope that helps.
sizwengubane
15,244 Pointsexactly what i did..but doesnt work
Samuel Durkin
48,402 PointsHave you tried copying and pasting the code and previewing it? The accent has to be that specific one.
sizwengubane
15,244 Pointsit works when i preview ..but after submitting it doesnt work
Jeremiah Stephan
5,294 PointsWell that's annoying. Have you tried switching out your keyboard or using a different browser? Something is going on, we just need to pinpoint it.
sizwengubane
15,244 Pointsyeah, im going to ERRGGHH!!!! fluck!!!! how can i answer questions like this? DAMN IT...im contacting FAYE
jason chan
31,009 PointsHave you tried a different browser? Have you cleared your cache?
Does it work on different device?
sizwengubane
15,244 Pointssizwengubane
15,244 Pointsim on windows bro.
html<p>Doesnt work</p>