How To Escape Shortcode In Hugo Template

July 25, 2017

Markdown Syntax to escape Hugo shortcode

Show the shortcode as it is as output without executing the shortcode

{{</* highlight python */>}}
if hello = True:
print “World”
{{</* /highlight */>}}

Sample output

---
title: "How To Escape Shortcode In Hugo"
date: 2017-07-25T23:22:52+08:00
---

# Output: Failed to escape
  if hello = True:
    print "World"


# Output: Successfully escaped
{{< highlight python >}}
  if hello = True:
    print "World"
{{< /highlight >}}

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