# Inline code dificult to Identify
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 10, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776 "2021-11-10T10:06:35Z")
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/1 "2021-11-10T10:06:35Z")
Inline code `code` → Normal Code
I’ve found this two solutions, both doesn’t works, I’m missing something or something changed in the meantime.
> [@Inline code is hard to see](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-is-hard-to-see/126225):
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> Inline code in Discourse’s markdown rendered is hardly discernible. Here’s a sequence of the word code with code formatting in every other occurrence: code code code code. It’s very hard to tell the difference. Compare for instance with how it shows on Stack Overflow: [image] And it’s even more obvious on Slack. How would one go about changing this so that inline code is noticeable?
> [@How can I set custom colors for inline code?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-set-custom-colors-for-inline-code/86205):
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> Hi, currently inline code is gray-highlighted. How can I change this to make it more contrast with color text? For instance like this: [%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5] vs noticeable inline code Regards, Ivan
thx in advanced…
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/2 "2021-11-10T10:13:52Z")
there are 4 settings in `admin > settings` that you would need to look at
I hope that helps
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/3 "2021-11-10T10:43:27Z")
I can’t see any diferences:
Default code language → auto
autohlighted languages → a list
show copy button to codeblock → activated
autohighted all code → activated
option not available code-fences.
I can’t install code-fences because is a business plan.
# NOTE
I also adding plain-text to the list…
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/4 "2021-11-10T11:22:23Z")
As OP mentioned, inline code can be highlighted. The method still works:
1. Go to [https://example.com/admin/customize/themes/1/common/scss/edit](https://example.com/admin/customize/themes/1/common/scss/edit) (regarding your theme URL may differ)
2. Go to the bottom of the CSS section and paste the code below:
```css
p>code, li>code {
color: #c7254e;
background: #f9f2f4;
padding: 2px 4px;
border-radius: 2px;
}
```
Save. Done. Your inline text looks like this: 
> [@IAmGav](#):
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> there are 4 settings in `admin > settings`
this is for code blocks only (picture below). The original question was about `inline text`
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/5 "2021-11-10T12:04:50Z")
thx for response I’ve tested your code before but I don’t know why doesn’t works in mi site:
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/6 "2021-11-10T12:20:56Z")
Probably your theme is customized already and does not support this.
I use default theme (sorry for non-english text):
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/7 "2021-11-10T12:24:12Z")
I’ve used the default color schema → light
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/8 "2021-11-10T13:49:57Z")
I’ve just had a test on my site with Default Light theme, and it works for me. 👍 I had to refresh my page for it to display properly.
Did you add it as a new theme component? If so, did you remember to attach it to the theme? (pretty obvious, I know, but I forgot 🙂)
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/9 "2021-11-10T15:31:29Z")
very glad to works here now, and thx for point me in the right directions, but some problem is here, a component which is apply the them has impediment the source works, when I’ve had a more clear idea was is the component I’ve wrote here.
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/10 "2021-11-10T15:38:40Z")
I’ve found and this is the source:
→ [discourse-custom-code/common at main · discourse/discourse-custom-code · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-custom-code/tree/main/common)
>
```plaintext
p > code,
li > code,
pre > code {
color: dark-light-choose($code_light, $code_dark) $i;
background: dark-light-choose($code_background_light, $code_background_dark) $i;
}
```
you can do it without tweaks CSS, just use that component and modify:
- color light.
- color background light.
- code dark.
- code background dark.
### NOTE
however this works for both inline code and block-code.
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/11 "2021-12-03T04:27:02Z")
> [@hhlp](#):
>
> I’ve found and this is the source
Seems the proper link should be [Custom Code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-source-code-formatting-component/108059)
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-code-dificult-to-identify/208776/12 "2022-01-02T04:27:17Z")
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