# Feedback on the new design of code blocks

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** project-views, agentic-work-management, tasks\
**Created:** [17 August 2026 06:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340 "2026-08-17T06:38:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Uli.Kisslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/uli.kisslinger/32/179271_2.png) [@Uli.Kisslinger](https://forum.asana.com/u/Uli.Kisslinger)\
**Post date:** [17 August 2026 06:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/1 "2026-08-17T06:38:03Z")

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What have they done to my boy? 🥺

I would like to encourage someone at Asana to revisit the recent changes to code blocks in descriptions and [Pages](https://help.asana.com/s/article/pages-in-asana?language=en_US).

**Code blocks are not just for code. They are also very useful for snippets of text you want to copy/paste quickly.** The new design takes up a lot more vertical space, especially for single-line content.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/4/a/d/4adc75656f1c5c3584fac77b60fe527674cc4311.png)

The second issue: see the “-hidden” in the code block above? It is not possible to place your cursor on a word in that area, because of the pop-up that will appear as soon as you hover over the code block.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/4/d/2/4d204a1828353e1f60a55f2ea10d694aaa3cfd93.png)

It would be great to get a more compact version of the code block back - ideally with a better UX for the language/copy pop-up.

**EDIT:** It’s currently not possible to select a range that includes both regular text and a code block to copy/paste it. I would love to see full Markdown support here: code blocks should be selectable together with surrounding text, and copying should include the code fences and the language tag.

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**Author:** ![Skyler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/skyler/32/34575_2.png) [@Skyler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Skyler)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2026 17:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/2 "2026-08-18T17:05:09Z")

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Yeah, I’d like to see some improvements like those suggested above also.

- Don’t obscure text; other treatments in apps dynamically show the copy button when hovering over the code block.
- Add a toggle for wrapping for no-wrapping on a block-by-block basis.

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**Author:** ![masiom\_sadae](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@masiom\_sadae](https://forum.asana.com/u/masiom_sadae)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2026 17:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/3 "2026-08-18T17:21:49Z")

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I agree with this feedback. The new code blocks feel too large for short text, and the hover pop-up makes editing harder than before.

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**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\
**Post date:** [19 August 2026 10:48 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/4 "2026-08-19T10:48:40Z")

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cc @Dominik_Brdak @Mikhail_Melikhov

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**Author:** ![James\_Smith24](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@James\_Smith24](https://forum.asana.com/u/James_Smith24)\
**Post date:** [4 September 2026 10:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/5 "2026-09-04T10:17:05Z")

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Urgh yes, this new style is really annoying, please revert it or make the new style optional. Perhaps the old style could become a new type of block like a ‘callout’ or ‘panel’, or something like that.

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**Author:** ![Uli.Kisslinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/uli.kisslinger/32/179271_2.png) [@Uli.Kisslinger](https://forum.asana.com/u/Uli.Kisslinger)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2026 07:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/feedback-on-the-new-design-of-code-blocks/1152340/6 "2026-09-24T07:11:12Z")

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I just noticed that it is currently **not possible to select a range of content that includes both regular text and a code block**. I’ve added this as an additional note to my original post.