# \\\\\\1 In Code Block Fails **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956 **Category:** Bug **Tags:** markdown-it-review **Created:** [February 22, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956 "2016-02-22T01:58:54Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![sdhoover](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sdhoover/32/121912_2.png) [@sdhoover](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdhoover) #### Post date: [February 22, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/1 "2016-02-22T01:58:54Z")
I cannot seem to get `\\ 1` to render without a space or some other character between "\" and “1”. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/e/ced36140d67baae3219b477426a9698b93287d89.png) Adding three or four slashes doesn’t seem to do the trick. Using indentation to create a block doesn’t seem to do the trick. The issue exists irrespective of block or inline code, syntax highlighting or not. ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 16, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/2 "2016-03-16T23:25:59Z")
I will try to fix this, the bug is with the highlight engine, let me check. ---
### Author: ![tibarra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tibarra/32/52222_2.png) [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra) #### Post date: [March 17, 2016, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/3 "2016-03-17T05:16:25Z")
I tried to fix the bug, i thought it was a problem with the highlighting, but is a markdown bug, as @sam says, they will use a new engine for Discourse, you will have to wait till then. ---
### Author: ![sdhoover](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sdhoover/32/121912_2.png) [@sdhoover](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sdhoover) #### Post date: [March 17, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/4 "2016-03-17T05:23:34Z")
I’ll wait. Thanks for trying! ---
### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam) #### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/5 "2017-06-26T14:24:44Z")
This now works: `\\1` ```plaintext `\\1` ``` 🤗 > [@CommonMark testing started here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commonmark-testing-started-here/65121): > > Per our [migration plans](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-commonmark-migration-plans-confetti-ball-balloon), I just enabled [markdown.it](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it) at Meta. It is an excellent [CommonMark](http://commonmark.org/) compliant engine. I expect quite a few edges to be found during this period of testing. Do not open bugs about the new Engine, just reply here. I/we will be updating the top post here with the list of issues and striking out stuff as it is fixed. Current known issues (to be fixed)white_check_mark Onebox vanishes after you start typing and works not-super consistently white_check_mark pending… ---
### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam) #### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-in-code-block-fails/39956/6 "2017-06-26T14:24:49Z")