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+---
+title: Creating and highlighting code blocks
+intro: Share samples of code with fenced code blocks and enabling syntax highlighting.
+redirect_from:
+  - /articles/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks
+versions:
+  free-pro-team: '*'
+  enterprise-server: '*'
+---
+
+### Fenced code blocks
+
+You can create fenced code blocks by placing triple backticks <code>\`\`\`</code> before and after the code block. We recommend placing a blank line before and after code blocks to make the raw formatting easier to read.
+
+<pre>
+```
+function test() {
+  console.log("notice the blank line before this function?");
+}
+```
+</pre>
+
+![Rendered fenced code block](/assets/images/help/writing/fenced-code-block-rendered.png)
+
+{% tip %}
+
+**Tip:** To preserve your formatting within a list, make sure to indent non-fenced code blocks by eight spaces.
+
+{% endtip %}
+
+### Syntax highlighting
+
+You can add an optional language identifier to enable syntax highlighting in your fenced code block.
+
+For example, to syntax highlight Ruby code:
+
+    ```ruby
+    require 'redcarpet'
+    markdown = Redcarpet.new("Hello World!")
+    puts markdown.to_html
+    ```
+
+![Rendered code block with Ruby syntax highlighting](/assets/images/help/writing/code-block-syntax-highlighting-rendered.png)
+
+We use [Linguist](https://github.com/github/linguist) to perform language detection and to select [third-party grammars](https://github.com/github/linguist/blob/master/vendor/README.md) for syntax highlighting. You can find out which keywords are valid in [the languages YAML file](https://github.com/github/linguist/blob/master/lib/linguist/languages.yml).
+
+### Further reading
+
+- [{{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} Flavored Markdown Spec](https://github.github.com/gfm/)
+- "[Basic writing and formatting syntax](/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax)"