[GH-ISSUE #223] Additional style check for fenced code block: backticks vs quotes #2038

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opened 2026-03-07 20:03:57 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @RedX2501 on GitHub (Sep 27, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/223

Currently rule MD046 only checks for indented vs fenced but it seems that some dialects of markdown allow fencing to use ~~~ over ```.

It would be nice if a new rule was added (or MD046 expanded) where you could define whether fenced code blocks uses tildes, backticks or it should be consistent. Pretty much how lists work.

See https://sourceforge.net/p/tilde/wiki/markdown_syntax/ and https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#fenced-code-blocks for two examples where ~ is allowed.

Originally created by @RedX2501 on GitHub (Sep 27, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/223 Currently rule MD046 only checks for indented vs fenced but it seems that some dialects of markdown allow fencing to use `~~~` over ` ``` `. It would be nice if a new rule was added (or MD046 expanded) where you could define whether fenced code blocks uses tildes, backticks or it should be consistent. Pretty much how lists work. See https://sourceforge.net/p/tilde/wiki/markdown_syntax/ and https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#fenced-code-blocks for two examples where ~ is allowed.