# \`code\` is invisible, solely when directly inside \`small\`

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-is-invisible-solely-when-directly-inside-small/410078
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** css, fixed, bug
**Created:** [August 14, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-is-invisible-solely-when-directly-inside-small/410078 "2026-08-14T12:11:12Z")
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### Author: ![roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/roke_julian_lockhart/32/540179_2.png) [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/code-is-invisible-solely-when-directly-inside-small/410078/1 "2026-08-14T12:11:12Z")

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Recently, I entered the undermentioned:

```markdown
> <small>Powered by [`noggin`](https://github.com/fedora-infra/noggin) `v1.11.0` (`stable:d236f5e`)</small>

```

…at another Discourse instance:

> **[Why does CentOS login not accept the FAS credentials that it purports to?](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/why-does-centos-login-not-accept-the-fas-credentials-that-it-purports-to/199248)**
>
> accounts.centos.org states: You can also use your Fedora account to login here. However, when I attempt to enter my credentials there, I observe: Unauthorized: bad credentials. What does this mean? The Environment Powered by noggin...

It was quoted from the cited website.

When it is rendered, all of the `small > a > code` renders, whereas `code` of the `small > code` does not:

> Powered by [`noggin`](https://github.com/fedora-infra/noggin) `v1.11.0` (`stable:d236f5e`)

> ****
>
> In case it differs for you, I observe:
> 
> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/4X/2/d/4/2d452049b4c8a2ef79cd7ebc77ad5d2278b6d84c_2_690x38.png)

…is what I originally believed! Rather, it does render, but the CSS renders the `small > code` invisible, because its background colouration is identical to that of the `blockQuote`’s. Strangely, this is untrue for the `a[href]`.

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