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Tip: <code></code> renders any text inside them inert – that is, you
can type things like <em>italic</em> and they will show up in the post as typed, instead of as italic.
This can be done with less effort by putting a backtick (` – the key is above Tab/below Esc) on each side of the text you want displayed.
This is helpful for troubleshooting effects issues or distinguishing between bodies of text, such as a quote from someone else and your response to it. It’s certainly less work than <blockquote></blockquote>
Also, when using this effect, every character
typed takes up the same amount of space:
iiiiii
wwwwww
as opposed to
iiiiii
wwwwww.
This is useful for ASCII art (see the “Laboratory II” thread).