# Add markdown to selected text

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markdown-to-selected-text/357385
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** composer
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markdown-to-selected-text/357385 "2025-03-15T09:38:14Z")
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#### Post date: [March 15, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-markdown-to-selected-text/357385/7 "2025-03-15T10:39:20Z")

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> [@alltiagocom](#):
>
> And why do you have the Chapter option and I don’t? 😕

The correct names are inline code and code block.

``inline code``

````plaintext
```
code block
```

````

There’s a single button (and shortcut) for both preformatted text types.

If you haven’t selected any text, it will create an inline code.  
If your selection is no more than 1 line, it will create an inline code.  
If your selection contains a line break, it will create a code block.

> [@alltiagocom](#):
>
> Is the toolbar and cogwheel customizable, maybe?

As far as I know, and unfortunately, not from the interface.  
See:

> [@How to customize the composer toolbar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-the-composer-toolbar/323577/3):
>
> There’s no setting to configure the toolbar, but it’s possible through themes and plugins. It would be nice to have this feature, so I’m going to re-categorize it as a feature request. For now, buttons can be hidden with CSS… for example: .d-editor-button-bar { .local-dates { // hides the date button display: none; } } or to hide an option from the gear menu .toolbar-popup-menu-options { [data-name="Build Poll"] { display: none; } } With CSS it’s also fairly straightforw…

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