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## Code and Syntax Highlighting
+_GitLab uses the [rouge ruby library][rouge] for syntax highlighting. For a
+list of supported languages visit the rouge website._
+
Blocks of code are either fenced by lines with three back-ticks <code>```</code>, or are indented with four spaces. Only the fenced code blocks support syntax highlighting.
```no-highlight
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- This document leveraged heavily from the [Markdown-Cheatsheet](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet).
- The [Markdown Syntax Guide](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) at Daring Fireball is an excellent resource for a detailed explanation of standard markdown.
- [Dillinger.io](http://dillinger.io) is a handy tool for testing standard markdown.
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+[rouge]: http://rouge.jneen.net/ "Rouge website"