Insert an Inline Code with Back Tics do not work in Medium.com

Question

Following this Blog: https://medium.com/blogging-guide/how-to-insert-a-code-block-or-inline-code-into-a-medium-article-7b697bd12e0a

It should be simple to add inline Code with Back Tics (`).

However it does not work for me - it only displays the back tics as characters:

Is there something that I miss?

@SergioTulentsev No - this is a screenshot from normal text. — pme, Nov 01 '20 at 15:28

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '21 at 13:20

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If you are using other than "Standard US English Keyboard" then medium formatting options may vary.

For instance, I am using ABC-QWERTZ layout on my mac.

For me:

To enter into inline code block:

                  [Single backtick + space key] worked.

To come out from inline code block:

                  [Single backtick key]

Start writing after pressing key.

On U.S. Keyboard:

To enter into inline code block:
```
                  [Single backtick].
```

To come out from inline code block:

                  [Single backtick key]

Note: When you want to add inline block in the middle of sentence, add one space before pressing single backtick.

answered Apr 13 '21 at 13:20

maryam mehboob

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thanks for your answer! [Single backtick + space key] worked. But to get out I have to press the arrow-right key. - but maybe that is because of Swiss key layout. – pme Apr 14 '21 at 14:36
@Welcome pme. Try Different key options may be it will work for you, to get out from inline block. – maryam mehboob Apr 14 '21 at 15:30
Medium has a help screen that can be accessed by clicking the ellipsis at the top of the page in edit mode. For me I had to select the text then hit the `[single backtick key]` – wizardzeb Jun 13 '21 at 17:28

Jochen Holzer · Answer 2 · 2021-11-30T10:04:46.430

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For me none of the backtick solutions worked, but at least for code blocks (not inline code between two words)

ALT + CMD + 6

did the job.

For MAC Users:

⌥ + ⌘ + 6

edited Nov 30 '21 at 10:04

answered Nov 30 '21 at 09:58

Jochen Holzer

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 06 '21 at 12:26

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If you type the code rather than highlighting existing code, and start with a backtick, you enter inline code mode. To escape, another backtick doesn't work for me - I have to use right arrow.

Selecting code and pressing backtick just deletes the code and displays a backtick. Pretty useless really...

answered Jan 06 '21 at 12:26

Robin Andrews

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thanks - can you give an example? - I tried `asdf> and `asdf< - both did not work - what is your 'right arrow'? – pme Jan 06 '21 at 17:09

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 15 '22 at 06:12

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It's a quite old question, but i found a way on French keyboard to it : You need to use the # button (and not the ` button), which is fact at the same place on an English keyboard :

answered Jun 15 '22 at 06:12

Yassine

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This also works for spanish keyboards! It's the key right below the ESC key. In my case it outputs this -> º but when selecting code in medium and pressing the key, it automatically formats it as code. – Merunas Grincalaitis Dec 10 '22 at 17:40

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 05 '23 at 18:06

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On italian keyboard layout the winning keys combo is Alt Gr + @ on selected text.

answered Mar 05 '23 at 18:06

smartmouse

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 06 '23 at 15:46

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On a French Macbook keyboard, if you want to convert text to inline code, press fn + @.

answered Mar 06 '23 at 15:46

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