# Support auto-highlighting for preformatted code

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-auto-highlighting-for-preformatted-code/14234>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [28 Marzo 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-auto-highlighting-for-preformatted-code/14234 "2014-03-28T14:52:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [28 Marzo 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-auto-highlighting-for-preformatted-code/14234/6 "2014-03-28T18:49:34Z")

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**This is incorrect** – we don’t want preformatted text to be syntax highlighted by default.

If are posting code, use a code fence.

This should be behind a site setting at a bare minimum – most communities do not care about source code at all, but will find uses for fixed-width font areas..

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