This post is modeled on Markdown Code Formatting - Guide - The freeCodeCamp Forum, but modified for the slight differences between the Forum and Gitter. If you are interested in using Spoiler blocks, check this post: Spoilers.
You can post code in two ways. Single word/line snippets can be handled inline. Multiple lines should be handled in code blocks:
Inline
Wrap your code in a single back ticks:
Example:
Code Blocks
Wrap your code in triple back ticks, with new lines between the back ticks and code:
Example:
Typing Backticks
QWERTY and QWERTZ (Key that’s been marked with red border)
AZERTY France (Alt Gr + Key that’s been marked with red border)
AZERTY Belgium (Alt Gr + Key that’s been marked with red border)
QWERTY Estonian (Key’s that have been marked with red border)
QWERTZ ( SHIFT+double press the key that’s been marked with red border)
If it’s not there…
You can use the code Alt+0096 to get a backtick on any keyboard with a numeric pad