In markdown, you can use single backticks (`) for inline code `like this`.

This applies to things like:

• blocks of code
• stack traces
• names of libraries
• example variable names
• version ranges
• ...anything that may appear in a line of code!

Markdown

For whole blocks of code, you can use triple backticks (```):

```
like this!
```

For inline code snippets, you can use single backticks (`like this`):

Google Docs

In Google Docs, you'll have to manually apply a monospace font, such as Consolas.

JIRA

• Use {code} for code blocks
• Use {{foo}} for inline text

Why?

Developers are used to reading code in a monospace font - this is the standard in IDEs and terminals. Reading code in a non-monospace font is often harder to parse, and look jarring.