It’s Markdown syntax. You can actually format it nicely in a code block:
bool isEven( long long x ) {
if ( x < 0 ) x = -x;
if ( x == 1 )
return false;
if ( x == 2 )
return true;
return isEven( x - 2 );
}
You do that by adding ``` above and below it. To force single line breaks, you can terminate your sentences with two spaces, or a backslash.
For me it works fine, but I guess that might be because I use the flatpak version of Firefox.