MD038 suggested fixes do not render well on GitHub. Or, I misunderstand their purpose.

What I want is a block of text that my user’s can copy from a markdown file that includes a trailing space. E.g., something like

"prefix - "

The double quotes are to show what I want and to show that GitHub markdown renders the trailing space.

Specifically, this from MD038 - Spaces inside code span elements

Note: A single leading and trailing space is allowed by the specification and automatically trimmed (to allow for embedded backticks):

`backticks` Note: A single leading or trailing space is allowed if used to separate code span markers from an embedded backtick:

` embedded backtick

The first example displays the a backtick, the text, and a backtick:

`backticks`

The second displays a backtick, followed by a space, followed by the text:

` embedded backtick

Other than ignoring the warning, another workaround is

prefix - 

as shown here. But, at least on GitHub, that introduces a line break that I don’t want.

Finally, the markdown preview in VS Code 1.73.1 appears to render these the same as GitHub, itself.

[DavidAnson]

I’ll add a bit to the role description to try to explain this. Thanks.

[DavidAnson]

MD038 exists to help authors avoid accidentally including a space on either edge of an inline code span. If you specifically want to include a space, you probably want to suppress this rule because its guidance does not apply.