Beyond Prose

Not everything fits in paragraphs. Footnotes for citations, tables for comparisons, code for precision.

Footnotes

A footnote1 lets you cite or clarify2 without breaking the sentence. Definitions appear at the bottom of the page with a back-link.

Tables

Good for structured comparisons. Columns can be left, centre, or right aligned:

Element When to use Alignment
Table Structured comparisons Data
Code Exact syntax matters Literal
Footnote Citation without interruption Inline

Tables work best when the data is genuinely tabular — rows that mean the same kind of thing, columns that apply consistently across all rows. For anything more narrative, a list or paragraph reads better.

Code

Inline code for names and short expressions. Blocks for anything longer:

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Command failed."
fi

For keyboard combinations: Ctrl + C to copy, Ctrl + V to paste.

Bare URL: https://yree.io

Inline: mold on GitHub

  1. Fowler’s Modern English Usage makes this case well — structure should serve the content, not impose on it. ↩

  2. Like this. Click the arrow to return. ↩