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Q&A Markdown spoiler sections - is there any need?

Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using <details> HT...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 2y ago by trichoplax‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-11-03T02:55:23Z (about 2 years ago)
Mention Codidact uses CommonMark
  • Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using `<details>` HTML tags instead, which gives a sufficiently similar effect:
  • ```
  • <details>
  • <summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
  • Secret details
  • </details>
  • ```
  • is rendered as:
  • <details><summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
  • Secret details
  • </details>
  • However, I'm aware that not all Codidact communities are related to code, and not everyone is familiar with HTML. Is there any demand for a way to do this in markdown without needing to use tags?
  • Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using `<details>` HTML tags instead, which gives a sufficiently similar effect:
  • ```
  • <details>
  • <summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
  • Secret details
  • </details>
  • ```
  • is rendered as:
  • <details><summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
  • Secret details
  • </details>
  • However, I'm aware that not all Codidact communities are related to code, and not everyone is familiar with HTML. Is there any demand for a way to do this in markdown without needing to use tags?
  • ---
  • *Currently, Codidact uses [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/) markdown, which does not support spoilers.*
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2022-11-03T01:04:33Z (about 2 years ago)
Markdown spoiler sections - is there any need?
Standard markdown does not include spoiler sections (hidden until clicked on). Personally, on those rare occasions when I find need to temporarily hide something, I'm happy using `<details>` HTML tags instead, which gives a sufficiently similar effect:

```
<details>
    <summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
    Secret details
</details>
```

is rendered as:
<details><summary>Spoiler! Click here to reveal</summary>
Secret details
</details>

However, I'm aware that not all Codidact communities are related to code, and not everyone is familiar with HTML. Is there any demand for a way to do this in markdown without needing to use tags?