---
group: Widgets
title: Code
weight: 11
---

The code widget provides a code editor (powered by [Codemirror](https://codemirror.net)) with optional syntax awareness. Can output the raw code value or an object with the selected language and the raw code value.

## Widget options

For common options, see [Common widget options](/docs/widgets#common-widget-options).

| Name                     | Type    | Default                          | Description                                                          |
| ------------------------ | ------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| default_language         | string  |                                  | _Optional_. Default language to use                                  |
| allow_language_selection | boolean | `false`                          | _Optional_. Allows language syntax to be changed                     |
| keys                     | boolean | `{ code: 'code', lang: 'lang' }` | _Optional_. Sets key names for code and lang if outputting an object |
| output_code_only         | string  | `true`                           | _Optional_. Set to `true` to output the string value only            |

## Example

```yaml
name: code
label: Code
widget: code
```