# Language identifier is missing from fenced code block when it is quoted

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-identifier-is-missing-from-fenced-code-block-when-it-is-quoted/327895
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 24, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-identifier-is-missing-from-fenced-code-block-when-it-is-quoted/327895 "2024-09-24T10:53:06Z")
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#### Post date: [June 17, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/language-identifier-is-missing-from-fenced-code-block-when-it-is-quoted/327895/4 "2025-06-17T14:00:53Z")

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> [@Andrew15-5](#):
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> But when you then quote its output:

You mean when you quote with text selection right? Using the full quote button work just fine.

> [@Andrew15-5](#):
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> ```py
> print()
> 
> ```

That is the expected behavior, as when you select text we don’t have access to the original markdown and do an approximation.

Same as reported in

> [@Select to quote shouldn't strip \< and \> characters around links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/select-to-quote-shouldnt-strip-and-characters-around-links/358145/2):
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> This only happens with the “select to quote” feature, and not with full quotes, because when doing a full quote we fetch the original markdown so we can give 100% accuracy. Select to quote feature must do HTML → Markdown conversion, so there will always be missing content from the original, specially when it is invisible from an HTML point of view.

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