diff --git a/docs/_quartodoc.yml b/docs/_quartodoc.yml
index 967abf63c..921a453f9 100644
--- a/docs/_quartodoc.yml
+++ b/docs/_quartodoc.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ quartodoc:
         - ui.output_table
         - ui.output_data_frame
         - ui.output_text
+        - ui.output_code
         - ui.output_text_verbatim
         - ui.output_ui
         - render.plot
diff --git a/shiny/render/__init__.py b/shiny/render/__init__.py
index ce47f4f64..a1876c33f 100644
--- a/shiny/render/__init__.py
+++ b/shiny/render/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     display,
 )
 from ._render import (
+    code,
     image,
     plot,
     table,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
     "data_frame",
     "display",
     "text",
+    "code",
     "plot",
     "image",
     "table",
diff --git a/shiny/render/_render.py b/shiny/render/_render.py
index 5d03a2a6d..30f978402 100644
--- a/shiny/render/_render.py
+++ b/shiny/render/_render.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Can use `dict` in python >= 3.9
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
     Callable,
     Literal,
     Optional,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 
 __all__ = (
     "text",
+    "code",
     "plot",
     "image",
     "table",
@@ -61,6 +63,17 @@ class text(Renderer[str]):
     """
     Reactively render text.
 
+    When used in Shiny Express applications, this defaults to displaying the text as
+    normal text on the web page. When used in Shiny Core applications, this should be
+    paired with :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text` in the UI.
+
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    inline
+        Used in Shiny Express only. If ``True``, the result is displayed inline. (This
+        argument is passed to :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`.)
+
     Returns
     -------
     :
@@ -74,13 +87,91 @@ class text(Renderer[str]):
 
     See Also
     --------
+    ~shiny.render.code
     ~shiny.ui.output_text
     """
 
-    def default_ui(self, id: str, placeholder: bool | MISSING_TYPE = MISSING) -> Tag:
+    def default_ui(
+        self,
+        id: str,
+        *,
+        inline: bool | MISSING_TYPE = MISSING,
+    ) -> Tag:
+        kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        set_kwargs_value(kwargs, "inline", inline, self.inline)
+
+        return _ui.output_text(id, **kwargs)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        _fn: Optional[ValueFn[str]] = None,
+        *,
+        inline: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(_fn)
+        self.inline = inline
+
+    async def transform(self, value: str) -> Jsonifiable:
+        return str(value)
+
+
+# ======================================================================================
+# RenderCode
+# ======================================================================================
+
+
+class code(Renderer[str]):
+    """
+    Reactively render text as code (monospaced).
+
+    When used in Shiny Express applications, this defaults to displaying the text in a
+    monospace font in a code block. When used in Shiny Core applications, this should be
+    paired with :func:`~shiny.ui.output_code` in the UI.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    placeholder
+        Used in Shiny Express only. If the output is empty or ``None``, should an empty
+        rectangle be displayed to serve as a placeholder? This does not affect behavior
+        when the output is nonempty. (This argument is passed to
+        :func:`~shiny.ui.output_code`.)
+
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    :
+        A decorator for a function that returns a string.
+
+    Tip
+    ----
+    The name of the decorated function (or ``@output(id=...)``) should match the ``id``
+    of a :func:`~shiny.ui.output_code` container (see :func:`~shiny.ui.output_code` for
+    example usage).
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    ~shiny.render.code
+    ~shiny.ui.output_code
+    """
+
+    def default_ui(
+        self,
+        id: str,
+        *,
+        placeholder: bool | MISSING_TYPE = MISSING,
+    ) -> Tag:
         kwargs: dict[str, bool] = {}
-        set_kwargs_value(kwargs, "placeholder", placeholder, None)
-        return _ui.output_text_verbatim(id, **kwargs)
+        set_kwargs_value(kwargs, "placeholder", placeholder, self.placeholder)
+        return _ui.output_code(id, **kwargs)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        _fn: Optional[ValueFn[str]] = None,
+        *,
+        placeholder: bool = True,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(_fn)
+        self.placeholder = placeholder
 
     async def transform(self, value: str) -> Jsonifiable:
         return str(value)
diff --git a/shiny/ui/__init__.py b/shiny/ui/__init__.py
index 49a725aab..70cc4108d 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/__init__.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     output_plot,
     output_image,
     output_text,
+    output_code,
     output_text_verbatim,
     output_table,
     output_ui,
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@
     "output_plot",
     "output_image",
     "output_text",
+    "output_code",
     "output_text_verbatim",
     "output_table",
     "output_ui",
diff --git a/shiny/ui/_output.py b/shiny/ui/_output.py
index 7accac6a1..aab99a35a 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/_output.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/_output.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "output_plot",
     "output_image",
     "output_text",
+    "output_code",
     "output_text_verbatim",
     "output_table",
     "output_ui",
@@ -270,6 +271,47 @@ def output_text(
     return container(id=resolve_id(id), class_="shiny-text-output")
 
 
+def output_code(id: str, placeholder: bool = True) -> Tag:
+    """
+    Create a output container for code (monospaced text).
+
+    This is similar to :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`, except that it displays the text
+    in a fixed-width container with a gray-ish background color and border.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    id
+        An output id.
+    placeholder
+        If the output is empty or ``None``, should an empty rectangle be displayed to
+        serve as a placeholder? (This does not affect behavior when the output is
+        nonempty.)
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    :
+        A UI element
+
+    Note
+    ----
+    This function is currently the same as :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text_verbatim`, but
+    this may change in future versions of Shiny.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    * :func:`~shiny.render.text`
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text_verbatim`
+
+    Example
+    -------
+    See :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`
+    """
+
+    cls = "shiny-text-output" + (" noplaceholder" if not placeholder else "")
+    return tags.pre(id=resolve_id(id), class_=cls)
+
+
 def output_text_verbatim(id: str, placeholder: bool = False) -> Tag:
     """
     Create a output container for some text.
diff --git a/tests/pytest/test_display_decorator.py b/tests/pytest/test_display_decorator.py
index bfdb51b7e..aa8f330dc 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/test_display_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/test_display_decorator.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def annotated(x: int, y: int) -> int:
 def test_implicit_output():
     @display_body()
     def has_implicit_outputs():
-        @render.text
+        @render.code
         def foo():
             return "hello"
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def foo():
         has_implicit_outputs()
         assert len(d) == 1
         d0 = cast(Tagifiable, d[0])
-        assert d0.tagify() == ui.output_text_verbatim("foo")
+        assert d0.tagify() == ui.output_code("foo")
 
 
 def test_no_nested_transform_unless_explicit():
diff --git a/tests/pytest/test_express_ui.py b/tests/pytest/test_express_ui.py
index 2f5a7cc0d..4f97c9d5e 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/test_express_ui.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/test_express_ui.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def text1():
 
     assert (
         ui.TagList(text1.tagify()).get_html_string()
-        == ui.output_text_verbatim("text1").get_html_string()
+        == ui.output_text("text1").get_html_string()
     )
 
     @suspend_display
@@ -61,22 +61,22 @@ def text2():
     assert ui.TagList(text2.tagify()).get_html_string() == ""
 
     @ui_kwargs(placeholder=True)
-    @render.text
-    def text3():
+    @render.code
+    def code1():
         return "text"
 
     assert (
-        ui.TagList(text3.tagify()).get_html_string()
-        == ui.output_text_verbatim("text3", placeholder=True).get_html_string()
+        ui.TagList(code1.tagify()).get_html_string()
+        == ui.output_code("code1", placeholder=True).get_html_string()
     )
 
     @ui_kwargs(width=100)
-    @render.text
-    def text4():
+    @render.code
+    def code2():
         return "text"
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="width"):
-        text4.tagify()
+        code2.tagify()
 
 
 def test_suspend_display():