Title: shortcode in code
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# shortcode in code

 *  Resolved [Li-An](https://wordpress.org/support/users/li-an/)
 * (@li-an)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-code/)
 * Hello, I met a strange problem maybe related to the ability to manage shorcodes
   in your plugin.
    When I type `backticks[snippet id=5]backticks`, the shortcode
   is effective and not protect by code brackets – sorry, it’s impossible here to
   put two backtips one after the other.
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 *  Plugin Author [Ha Ho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoducha/)
 * (@hoducha)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-code/#post-6738233)
 * If you want to prevent a shortcode from rendering, then you need to double up
   on the brackets. `backticks[[snippet id=5]]backticks`
 *  Thread Starter [Li-An](https://wordpress.org/support/users/li-an/)
 * (@li-an)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-code/#post-6738234)
 * It works. I did not know the trick. It’s on the official documentation for Markdown
   Jetpack ?
 *  Plugin Author [Ha Ho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoducha/)
 * (@hoducha)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-code/#post-6738238)
 * No, that’s the trick to show shortcode and it’s not on the Jetpack markdown documentation.
   I found it from here: [http://www.viper007bond.com/2011/08/13/displaying-shortcodes/](http://www.viper007bond.com/2011/08/13/displaying-shortcodes/)
 *  Thread Starter [Li-An](https://wordpress.org/support/users/li-an/)
 * (@li-an)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-code/#post-6738244)
 * Thanks.

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