# Embedding HTML in posts isn’t working

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/embedding-html-in-posts-isn-t-working/12725>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/embedding-html-in-posts-isn-t-working/12725 "2024-08-08T06:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![nigel](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/nigel/32/3690_2.png) [@nigel](https://discuss.write.as/u/nigel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/embedding-html-in-posts-isn-t-working/12725/2 "2024-08-08T10:33:22Z")

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You’d need to be in markdown mode, not the rich text editor. This is because markdown interpreters also parse html. Originally write.as only had markdown entry, so this didn’t need to be clarified - and presumably the docs are from back then.

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