``` js var a = 'hello'; console.log(a + ' world'); ``` ~~~bash echo "hello, ${WORLD}" ~~~ ```````longfence Q: What do you call a tall person who sells stolen goods? ``````` ~~~~~~~~~~ ManyTildes A longfence! ~~~~~~~~~~ How about an empty code block? ```js ``` How about a code block with only an empty line? ```js ``` With some trailing empty lines: ``` ciao ``` Closing fences must lay on a new line: ``` hello() ^``` "this should still be in the code block!" ```