It’d be nice if Markdown’s “block” syntaxes could work inside without requiring an empty line. I frequently run into this with code segments. For example, this fairly straight-forward syntax is doesn’t render as I’d expect: ``` # not code ``` ``` # not code ``` While I most commonly hit this with code blocks (given that we run a programming language forum), it’s true of other markdown “block” syntaxes: For example, headers # are not headers This is the code for this block: For example, headers # are not headers This is the code for this block: ```md (stack overflow) ``` And same for block quotes > this should be a quote, I'd expect Is this expected?

Yeah, this is not a bug, this is the common mark spec When mixing and matching HTML and markdown you need an extra newline. This monster works with no newlines, but I would recommend just using the BBCode that @Heliosurge suggested. # yes code

HTML <details> require an empty line before markdown blocks

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Heliosurge (Dan DeMontmorency) November 8, 2024, 2:25am 2

Maybe try it like this

[details="open"]

Not code

[/Details]

not code block

Not code

And using the Square brackets.

Headers

Header 1

Header 3

[details="not code block"]
# Header 1
## Header 3
[/Details]

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HTML <details> require an empty line before markdown blocks

Header 1

Header 3

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