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Q&A Trying to use Markdown formatting on detail-section labels causes unexpected centered alignment in preview

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example: <details> <summary> Gory deta...

1 answer · posted 1y ago by Karl Knechtel‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question bug markdown html editor-preview

#5: Post edited by

Karl Knechtel‭ · 2023-08-09T15:02:50Z (over 1 year ago)

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I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
This looks correct here:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
But in the post preview, the label is centered (image for reference):
~~>![Screencap from my post preview](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/0mwxs7vmrbp2xkicb34j29kyixkd)~~

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
This looks correct here:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
But in the post preview, the label is centered (image for reference):
>![Screencap from my post preview](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/0mwxs7vmrbp2xkicb34j29kyixkd)
----
Update: it appears that the centering applies to the completed post as well, in some cases. For example, [if `##` markup for `<h2>` tags is used](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/289288/289314#answer-289314).

#4: Post edited by

Lorenzo Donati‭ · 2023-08-07T20:09:57Z (over 1 year ago)
Using blockquote around the image makes the post less confusing. As it stands, it's difficult to tell the image content from UI elements.

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Trying to use Markdown formatting on detail-section labels causes unexpected centered alignment in preview

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
This looks correct here:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
But in the post preview, the label is centered (image for reference):
~~![Screencap from my post preview](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/0mwxs7vmrbp2xkicb34j29kyixkd)~~

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
This looks correct here:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
But in the post preview, the label is centered (image for reference):
>![Screencap from my post preview](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/0mwxs7vmrbp2xkicb34j29kyixkd)

#3: Post edited by

Moshi‭ · 2023-08-07T03:26:50Z (over 1 year ago)

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#2: Post edited by

Karl Knechtel‭ · 2023-08-07T02:46:09Z (over 1 year ago)
Looks like this only happens in the preview.

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Trying to use Markdown formatting on detail-section labels causes unexpected centered alignment in preview

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
Now the label alignment spontaneously changes:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
This looks correct here:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>
Ha, fooled you!
</details>
But in the post preview, the label is centered (image for reference):
![Screencap from my post preview](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/0mwxs7vmrbp2xkicb34j29kyixkd)

#1: Initial revision by

Karl Knechtel‭ · 2023-08-07T02:43:30Z (over 1 year ago)

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Trying to use Markdown formatting on detail-section labels causes unexpected centered alignment

I knew that blank lines are needed in certain places when mixing HTML markup with Markdown so that the Markdown will actually be processed. For example:
```
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>

Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```
produces:
<details>
<summary>
Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>

Ha, fooled you!
</details>

A blank line is needed after the `summary` tag. However, adding that introduces a new problem:
```
<details>
<summary>

Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>

Ha, fooled you!
</details>
```

Now the label alignment spontaneously changes:
<details>
<summary>

Gory details that are *incredibly* shocking
</summary>

Ha, fooled you!
</details>

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