# Difficulty using the code tag \</\>

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-using-the-code-tag/31075
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [15 Luglio 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-using-the-code-tag/31075 "2015-07-15T09:54:27Z")
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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [26 Giugno 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difficulty-using-the-code-tag/31075/14 "2016-06-26T19:58:08Z")

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This is now done via:

> [@Easy way to change preformatted text (code) button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760/42):
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> Okay, we now have a site setting for this: code formatting style Setting code formatting style to code-fences will default code button in composer to use fenced/code blocks. Example: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83309752ae0fc224fadc73cd410dc682e7e54b3c](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83309752ae0fc224fadc73cd410dc682e7e54b3c)

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