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@@ -1295,8 +1295,8 @@ Block quotations Markdown uses email conventions for quoting blocks of text. A block quotation is one or more paragraphs or other block elements (such as lists or headers), with each line preceded by a `>` character -and a space. (The `>` need not start at the left margin, but it should -not be indented more than three spaces.) +and an optional space. (The `>` need not start at the left margin, but +it should not be indented more than three spaces.) > This is a block quote. This > paragraph has two lines. @@ -1320,6 +1320,13 @@ other block quotes. That is, block quotes can be nested: > > > A block quote within a block quote. +If the `>` character is followed by an optional space, that space +will be considered part of the block quote marker and not part of +the indentation of the contents. Thus, to put an indented code +block in a block quote, you need five spaces after the `>`: + + > code + #### Extension: `blank_before_blockquote` #### Standard markdown syntax does not require a blank line before a block |