# Add new highlightjs languages

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-highlightjs-languages/365937
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 13, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-highlightjs-languages/365937 "2025-05-13T14:12:33Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-new-highlightjs-languages/365937/2 "2025-05-13T15:28:08Z")

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Yes, I assume you are referring to code blocks?

> [@Selecting the programming language used in code blocks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/selecting-the-programming-language-used-in-code-blocks/19247):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to select the programming language used in code blocks within Discourse posts, along with how to suppress syntax highlighting. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users When you enclose code using triple backticks in your posts, Discourse uses [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org/) to automatically detect and apply syntax highlighting to the code. However, you can specify the programming language if the autodetection does not work as expected. Specifying the programming…

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