Monospace in Confluence: How to Format Inline Code (Shortcuts & Markdown)
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Quick Answer
Select the text and press Ctrl+Shift+M (Windows) or Opt+Shift+M (Mac) to apply inline code, or type `backticks` around text as you write — the Confluence Cloud editor autoformats them. Pasted Markdown keeps its backticks as literal characters, so paste into Enhanced Markdown for Confluence instead, which renders inline code, code blocks, and diagrams from your Markdown source.
Inline code — monospace text on a subtle background — is how you mark up variable names, file paths, key names, and short commands inside a sentence: set MAX_RETRIES = 3, edit ~/.zshrc, or run kubectl get pods. Confluence Cloud has three ways to produce it, and each fits a different moment: formatting as you go, typing Markdown, or bringing Markdown in from your repo.
What you'll learn
- The keyboard shortcut — Ctrl+Shift+M, and the Mac split between Opt+Shift+M and Cmd+Shift+M
- Backtick autoformatting while you type
- The Markdown method for pasted content (Enhanced Markdown)
- Inline code vs code block — which one to use where