Inline code syntax highlighting in GitHub markdown?

Question

GitHub-flavored markdown supports syntax highlighting in codeblocks. This is done by adding the name of the language next to the triple-grave codeblock markers:

```ruby require 'redcarpet' markdown = Redcarpet.new("Hello World!") puts markdown.to_html ``` 

Standard markdown also supports inline codeblocks by wrapping text in `single graves`. Is there any way to add syntax highlighting to these inline codeblocks?

Answer 1

GitHub comments, wikis, README.md etc. use GFM, essentially CommonMark with some extensions. There it's not possible.

However, GitHub Pages uses Jekyll and by extension kramdown where you can use:

`x = 4`{:.ruby} 

P.S. If you happen to use pandoc, the syntax is:

`x = 4`{.ruby}