You're correct, I was thinking of `inline code`. The old Reddit formatting wiki page doesn't mention ``` now I look, there's a note on new Reddit about sticki

You're correct, I was thinking of `inline code`. The old Reddit formatting wiki page doesn't mention ``` now I look, there's a note on new Reddit about sticking to spaces for compatability: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/markdown https://www.reddit.com/wiki/markdown Would be nice if they fixed it indeed.