Show ampersand in Markdown syntax highlighting in Compodoc

Question

I am trying to do an SCSS code block in Markdown but cannot get the ampersand to show up.

.my-class {
  &:before{
    margin-right: 5px;
  }
}

Here is what I have tried so far along with results:

& shows the text.

& shows the literal of what I just typed.

& just shows a space.

what do you mean, ampersands don't show up in markdown? It did show up here. — Sergio Tulentsev, Jan 23 '18 at 12:13
Please provide the rendered HTML and perhaps also the HTML you expected. You may need to use your browsers "view source" feature to access the HTML. — Waylan, Jan 24 '18 at 13:49
yes, it shows up here. I am doing it in markdown using compodoc. I can't figure out a way to just show you what my markdown looks like because it ends up formatted here. If I don't mark it as code block then stack overflow will not let me post it. basically I am wrapping what is above with ```css. I expect to see & but instead I see a space if I do &, and the literal string for the other two. — Jason, Jan 25 '18 at 15:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:38

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Try to enter a zero-width space after the ampersand:

.my-class {
  &<zero-width space>:before{
    margin-right: 5px;
  }
}

You can copy a zero-width space from this Wikipedia article.

answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:38

Tamás Sengel

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