# Showing programming hints

Coda can show you hints that are relevant to certain programming languages.

To turn the Hints banner on and off:

- Click Hints, at the bottom of the editor view:

(Note: The Hints banner will hide the Share banner if it is visible.)

The Hints banner will update as you type to show information that may be relevant to the code you're writing.

For example, in PHP mode, if you start to type the name of a known function, the Hints banner will show you the arguments for that function:

In HTML mode, the Hints banner will show you example usage for the tags you type.

Clicking the More... button will open the relevant book page for the hint item.

Some programming languages may not have hints at this time.