``` ruby
this = "Ruby Code"
puts "This is #{this}"
```Github uses Linguist to perform language detection and syntax highlighting. Here a list of common languages that can be used with the backtick (see full list in Linguist – languages.yml).
- actionscript3
- apache
- applescript
- asp
- brainfuck
- c
- cfm
- clojure
- cmake
- coffee-script, coffeescript, coffee
- cpp – C++
- cs
- csharp
- css
- csv
- bash
- diff
- elixir
- erb – HTML + Embedded Ruby
- go
- haml
- http
- java
- javascript
- json
- jsx
- less
- lolcode
- make – Makefile
- markdown
- matlab
- nginx
- objectivec
- pascal
- PHP
- Perl
- python
- profile – python profiler output
- rust
- salt, saltstate – Salt
- shell, sh, zsh, bash – Shell scripting
- sql
- scss
- sql
- svg
- swift
- rb, jruby, ruby – Ruby
- smalltalk
- vim, viml – Vim Script
- volt
- vhdl
- vue
- xml – XML and also used for HTML with inline CSS and Javascript
- yaml