[masklinn]

FWIW HN does not do markdown[0], let alone markdown extensions like triple-backtick code blocks.

[0] it implements a very small subset of markdown badly: emphasis (with no escape so it tends to break when you try to use multiplication signs in your comments) and indented "code" blocks

[dragonwriter]

HN works fine with multiplication signs ("×"), it's asterisks that are problematic.