# Marked text is quoted incorrectly

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/marked-text-is-quoted-incorrectly/387358>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/marked-text-is-quoted-incorrectly/387358 "2022-07-18T08:48:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/madeingermany/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@MadeInGermany](https://community.unix.com/u/MadeInGermany)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/marked-text-is-quoted-incorrectly/387358/1 "2022-07-18T08:48:43Z")

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The ' " Quote' function on marked text alters certain character sequences.  
E.g. the following will be altered; a double dollar becomes a single dollar

This is a text with `$$ and \$$`

```nohighlight
This is a text with "$$" and "\$$"

```

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**Author:** ![vbe](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/vbe/32/266_2.png) [@vbe](https://community.unix.com/u/vbe)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/marked-text-is-quoted-incorrectly/387358/2 "2022-07-19T08:32:44Z")

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Well here it seems to have worked or I am blind... but yes, I have also noticed, and in other cases too but could not recreate the situation, I wonder if not a side effect of copy/paste in HTML or fancy editor...