When authoring markdown using the Carbon Gatsby theme, code blocks have some extra super powers you can take advantage of. We provide carbon-themed syntax highlighting as well as optional

path

and

src

features.

Example

Horizontal overflow

## Path and src w/ overflow

This example overflows to demonstrate the text fading out under the side bar.
This example overflows to demonstrate the text fading out under the side bar.
This example overflows to demonstrate the text fading out under the side bar.
This example overflows to demonstrate the text fading out under the side bar.
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Vertical overflow

## Path and src w/ overflow

This example demonstrates the show more button. This example demonstrates the
show more button. This example demonstrates the show more button. This example
demonstrates the show more button. This example demonstrates the show more
button. This example demonstrates the show more button. This example
demonstrates the show more button. This example demonstrates the show more
button. This example demonstrates the show more button. This example
demonstrates the show more button. This example demonstrates the show more
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Code

```markdown path=/directory/file.mdx src=https://gatsby.carbondesignsystem.com
### Path and src

This code snippet provides both a `path` and a `src`.
```
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Props

property	propType	description
language	string	Available languages.
src	string	The full url of a relevant link (source)
path	string	A string indicating the filename or path. Due to markdown limitations this can only be a single word

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