<p>Does it work without a space between the <code>```</code> and the <code>{r}</code>? It may be that the Rmd processor is getting confused about the spaces, but ignoring the bare <code>r</code>, and assuming the code is R by default.</p>
<p>The examples here don't have spaces:</p>
<p><a href="https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/lesson-3.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/lesson-3.html</a></p>

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Thank you I believe you may be right.  I am having other problems with my code.
Angus Campbell
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<p>I am making some R markdown documents for my stats class.  I've noticed I get an error in some functions when I have a code block with {r}  instead of just r.  Like so...</p>
<pre><code>``` r
this code will be fine
``` 

``` {r}
this code will have an error
```
</code></pre>
<p>When should I be using the brackets for codeblocks in .Rmd and when should I leave them out?</p>

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Brackets in .Rmd code blocks
# Brackets in .Rmd code blocks

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-04)

I am making some R markdown documents for my stats class.  I've noticed I get an error in some functions when I have a code block with {r}  instead of just r.  Like so...
``` r
this code will be fine
``` 

``` {r}
this code will have an error
```

When should I be using the brackets for codeblocks in .Rmd and when should I leave them out?

**Tags:** r

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Does it work without a space between the ````` and the `{r}`? It may be that the Rmd processor is getting confused about the spaces, but ignoring the bare `r`, and assuming the code is R by default.

The examples here don't have spaces:

<https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/lesson-3.html>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you I believe you may be right.  I am having other problems with my code.  

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