Add emphasis github flavored markdown within code block

Question

Is it possible to bold a portion of text within a code block in a github readme?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24663685/add-emphasis-github-flavored-markdown-within-code-block

Answer 1

This answer on StackExchange Meta works on Github too:

Use a <pre> tag (or <pre><code>) instead of ```, and use <b> tags around the part you want bold.