diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 477807e13..f900cd7cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to Shiny for Python will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [UNRELEASED]
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* `ui.output_text_verbatim()` is deprecated. Please use `ui.output_text()` if you want to create an output container for some text, or `ui.output_code()` if you want to create an output container for code (monospaced text). (#2097)
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/examples/brand/app.py b/examples/brand/app.py
index e952cb53d..e3143e62d 100644
--- a/examples/brand/app.py
+++ b/examples/brand/app.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             ),
             ui.card(
                 ui.card_header("Text Output"),
-                ui.output_text_verbatim("out_text1"),
+                ui.output_code("out_text1"),
             ),
         ),
     ),
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def plot1():
             spine.set_alpha(0.25)
         return fig
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def out_text1():
         return "\n".join(
             ["def example_function():", '    return "Function output text"']
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/ClientData/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/ClientData/app-core.py
index 5faf4fea9..102e00865 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/ClientData/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/ClientData/app-core.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 to reactively read the client data values from the browser.
 """
     ),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("clientdatatext"),
+    ui.output_code("clientdatatext"),
     ui.output_plot("myplot"),
 )
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/app-core.py
index 3931c17e8..aa570408f 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/app-core.py
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
     ui.h1("Capitalization renderer"),
     ui.input_text("caption", "Caption:", "Data summary"),
     "@render_upper: ",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("upper", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("upper", placeholder=True),
     "@render_upper(): ",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("upper_with_paren", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("upper_with_paren", placeholder=True),
     "@render_capitalize: ",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("cap_upper", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("cap_upper", placeholder=True),
     "@render_capitalize(to='lower'): ",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("cap_lower", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("cap_lower", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/renderers.py b/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/renderers.py
index a46dbc7be..7e1d27df9 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/renderers.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/Renderer/renderers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Literal, Optional
 
 from shiny.render.renderer import Renderer, ValueFn
-from shiny.ui import output_text_verbatim
+from shiny.ui import output_code
 
 
 class render_capitalize(Renderer[str]):
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def auto_output_ui(self):
         """
         Express UI for the renderer
         """
-        return output_text_verbatim(self.output_id, placeholder=True)
+        return output_code(self.output_id, placeholder=True)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def auto_output_ui(self):
         """
         Express UI for the renderer
         """
-        return output_text_verbatim(self.output_id, placeholder=True)
+        return output_code(self.output_id, placeholder=True)
 
     async def transform(self, value: str) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/accordion/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/accordion/app-core.py
index 4c91ec8d5..f473186ce 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/accordion/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/accordion/app-core.py
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ def make_items():
     ui.markdown("#### Accordion: (`multiple=False`)"),
     # Provide an id to create a shiny input binding
     ui.accordion(*make_items(), id="acc_single", multiple=False),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("acc_single_val", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("acc_single_val", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.br(),
     ui.markdown("#### Accordion: (`multiple=True`)"),
     ui.accordion(*make_items(), id="acc_multiple"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("acc_multiple_val", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("acc_multiple_val", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def acc_single_val():
         return "input.acc_single(): " + str(input.acc_single())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def acc_multiple_val():
         return "input.acc_multiple(): " + str(input.acc_multiple())
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/accordion_panel/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/accordion_panel/app-core.py
index c53697eb0..946eb1c81 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/accordion_panel/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/accordion_panel/app-core.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     # Provide an id to create a shiny input binding
     ui.accordion(*items, id="acc"),
     ui.h4("Accordion:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("acc_val", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("acc_val", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
     def _():
         print(input.acc())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def acc_val():
         return "input.acc(): " + str(input.acc())
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/calc/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/calc/app-core.py
index fe2620253..7f998853f 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/calc/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/calc/app-core.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             ui.input_action_button("first", "Invalidate first (slow) computation"),
             ui.input_action_button("second", "Invalidate second (fast) computation"),
         ),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("result"),
+        ui.output_code("result"),
     )
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def second():
         input.second()
         return random.randint(1, 1000)
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def result():
         return first() + second()
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/input_numeric/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/input_numeric/app-core.py
index 3c6f2b0dc..ff2bde8b2 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/input_numeric/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/input_numeric/app-core.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.input_numeric("obs", "Observations:", 10, min=1, max=100),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("value"),
+    ui.output_code("value"),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value():
         return input.obs()
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/input_password/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/input_password/app-core.py
index 4d56c7024..08503739d 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/input_password/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/input_password/app-core.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.input_password("password", "Password:"),
     ui.input_action_button("go", "Go"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("value"),
+    ui.output_code("value"),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     @reactive.event(input.go)
     def value():
         return input.password()
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/input_text/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/input_text/app-core.py
index bf6ddd859..34872d8d1 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/input_text/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/input_text/app-core.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.input_text("caption", "Caption:", "Data summary"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("value"),
+    ui.output_code("value"),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value():
         return input.caption()
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/input_text_area/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/input_text_area/app-core.py
index 3c708bc4e..3af5ec423 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/input_text_area/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/input_text_area/app-core.py
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@
         "Caption:",
         "Data summary\nwith\nmultiple\nlines",
     ),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("value_regular", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("value_regular", placeholder=True),
     ui.input_text_area(
         "caption_autoresize",
         ui.markdown("Caption (w/ `autoresize=True`):"),
         "Data summary\nwith\nmultiple\nlines",
         autoresize=True,
     ),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("value_autoresize", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("value_autoresize", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_regular():
         return input.caption_regular()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_autoresize():
         return input.caption_autoresize()
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/output_text/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/output_text/app-core.py
index cf0d8e3d9..f19cef811 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/output_text/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/output_text/app-core.py
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
         ui.column(6, ui.code("ui.output_text()"), ui.output_text("text")),
         ui.column(
             6,
-            ui.code("ui.output_text_verbatim(placeholder=True)"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("verb", placeholder=True),
+            ui.code("ui.output_code(placeholder=True)"),
+            ui.output_code("verb", placeholder=True),
         ),
     ),
     ui.row(
         ui.column(6),
         ui.column(
             6,
-            ui.code("ui.output_text_verbatim(placeholder=False)"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("verb_no_placeholder", placeholder=False),
+            ui.code("ui.output_code(placeholder=False)"),
+            ui.output_code("verb_no_placeholder", placeholder=False),
         ),
     ),
 )
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
     def text():
         return input.txt()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def verb():
         return input.txt()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def verb_no_placeholder():
         return input.txt()
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/output_transformer/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/output_transformer/app-core.py
index e1c6a6a88..4dd98e0da 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/output_transformer/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/output_transformer/app-core.py
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ def render_capitalize(
     ui.h1("Capitalization renderer"),
     ui.input_text("caption", "Caption:", "Data summary"),
     "Renderer called with out parentheses:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("no_parens"),
+    ui.output_code("no_parens"),
     "To upper:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("to_upper"),
+    ui.output_code("to_upper"),
     "To lower:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("to_lower"),
+    ui.output_code("to_lower"),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/popover/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/popover/app-core.py
index 474821028..8f41eb102 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/popover/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/popover/app-core.py
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
                 id="card_popover",
             ),
         ),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("plot_txt", placeholder=True),
+        ui.output_code("plot_txt", placeholder=True),
     ),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def plot_txt():
         return f"<Making plot using x: {input.x()} and y: {input.y()}>"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core-dynamic.py b/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core-dynamic.py
index ec55e4496..75a9fc045 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core-dynamic.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core-dynamic.py
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ def sidebar_dynamic_container():
                 position=input.position(),
             ),
             ui.h2("Dynamic sidebar"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("state_dynamic"),
+            ui.output_code("state_dynamic"),
         )
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state_dynamic():
         return f"input.sidebar_dynamic(): {input.sidebar_dynamic()}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core.py
index 48e4c53d7..421d1b281 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/sidebar/app-core.py
@@ -4,44 +4,44 @@
     ui.card(
         ui.layout_sidebar(
             ui.sidebar("Left sidebar content", id="sidebar_left"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("state_left"),
+            ui.output_code("state_left"),
         )
     ),
     ui.card(
         ui.layout_sidebar(
             ui.sidebar("Right sidebar content", id="sidebar_right", position="right"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("state_right"),
+            ui.output_code("state_right"),
         ),
     ),
     ui.card(
         ui.layout_sidebar(
             ui.sidebar("Closed sidebar content", id="sidebar_closed", open="closed"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("state_closed"),
+            ui.output_code("state_closed"),
         )
     ),
     ui.card(
         ui.layout_sidebar(
             ui.sidebar("Always sidebar content", id="sidebar_always", open="always"),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("state_always"),
+            ui.output_code("state_always"),
         )
     ),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state_left():
         return f"input.sidebar_left(): {input.sidebar_left()}"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state_right():
         return f"input.sidebar_right(): {input.sidebar_right()}"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state_closed():
         return f"input.sidebar_closed(): {input.sidebar_closed()}"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state_always():
         return f"input.sidebar_always(): {input.sidebar_always()}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/template/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/template/app-core.py
index 7dacdbec2..412115e45 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/template/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/template/app-core.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.panel_title("Hello Shiny!"),
     ui.input_slider("n", "N", 0, 100, 20),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
 )
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/theme/__purgecss.py b/shiny/api-examples/theme/__purgecss.py
index ebd1f8fba..4d5a4f136 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/theme/__purgecss.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/theme/__purgecss.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         title="Parameters",
     ),
     ui.h2("Output"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
     ui.markdown(filler_text),
     title="Theme Example",
     theme=my_theme,
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-local.py b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-local.py
index 133b3fcb6..281a7506c 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-local.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-local.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         title="Parameters",
     ),
     ui.h2("Output"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
     ui.markdown(filler_text),
     title="Theme Example",
     theme=Path(__file__).parent / "css" / "shiny-theme-demo.css",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-remote.py b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-remote.py
index b55ad5992..32cfc690d 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-remote.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-remote.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         title="Parameters",
     ),
     ui.h2("Output"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
     ui.markdown(filler_text),
     title="Theme Example",
     theme="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootswatch@5.3.3/dist/sketchy/bootstrap.min.css",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-shinyswatch.py b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-shinyswatch.py
index 0bb94a566..5dea03345 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-shinyswatch.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core-shinyswatch.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         title="Parameters",
     ),
     ui.h2("Output"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
     ui.markdown(filler_text),
     title="Theme Example",
     theme=shinyswatch.theme.slate(),
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core.py
index a4ac8241b..03ec10a5e 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/theme/app-core.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         title="Parameters",
     ),
     ui.h2("Output"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
     ui.markdown(filler_text),
     title="Theme Example",
     theme=my_theme,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/api-examples/update_sidebar/app-core.py b/shiny/api-examples/update_sidebar/app-core.py
index 9dc0a155d..a868dd99c 100644
--- a/shiny/api-examples/update_sidebar/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/api-examples/update_sidebar/app-core.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     ui.input_action_button("close_sidebar", label="Close sidebar", class_="me-3"),
     ui.br(),
     ui.br(),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("state"),
+    ui.output_code("state"),
     fillable=False,
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def _():
     def _():
         ui.update_sidebar("sidebar", show=False)
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def state():
         return f"input.sidebar(): {input.sidebar()}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/templates/app/01-basic-app/app-core.py b/shiny/templates/app/01-basic-app/app-core.py
index 7dacdbec2..412115e45 100644
--- a/shiny/templates/app/01-basic-app/app-core.py
+++ b/shiny/templates/app/01-basic-app/app-core.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.panel_title("Hello Shiny!"),
     ui.input_slider("n", "N", 0, 100, 20),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+    ui.output_code("txt"),
 )
 
 
 def server(input, output, session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         return f"n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"
 
diff --git a/shiny/ui/_output.py b/shiny/ui/_output.py
index 5d98d7c42..49736dc20 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/_output.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/_output.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from htmltools import Tag, TagAttrValue, TagFunction, css, div, tags
 
+from .._deprecated import warn_deprecated
 from .._docstring import add_example, no_example
 from ..module import resolve_id
 from ..types import MISSING, MISSING_TYPE
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ def output_code(id: str, placeholder: bool = True) -> Tag:
     --------
     * :class:`~shiny.render.text`
     * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`
-    * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text_verbatim`
+    * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_code`
 
     Example
     -------
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ def output_code(id: str, placeholder: bool = True) -> Tag:
 @add_example(ex_dir="../api-examples/input_text")
 def output_text_verbatim(id: str, placeholder: bool = False) -> Tag:
     """
-    Create a output container for some text.
+    Deprecated. Create a output container for some text.
 
     Place a :class:`~shiny.render.text` result in the user interface.
     Differs from :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text` in that it wraps the text in a
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ def output_text_verbatim(id: str, placeholder: bool = False) -> Tag:
     See Also
     --------
     * :class:`~shiny.render.text`
+    * :class:`~shiny.render.code`
     * :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`
 
     Example
@@ -346,6 +348,12 @@ def output_text_verbatim(id: str, placeholder: bool = False) -> Tag:
     See :func:`~shiny.ui.output_text`
     """
 
+    warn_deprecated(
+        "`ui.output_text_verbatim()` was deprecated in v1.6.0."
+        "Please use `ui.output_text()` / `@render.text` to create an output container for plain text "
+        "or `ui.output_code()` / `@render.code` to create an output container for monospaced text."
+    )
+
     cls = "shiny-text-output" + (" noplaceholder" if not placeholder else "")
     return tags.pre(id=resolve_id(id), class_=cls)
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/async/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/async/app.py
index cafa7dbc8..60362afb7 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/async/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/async/app.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def calc(value: str) -> str:
         "value", "Value to sha256sum", value="The quick brown fox", rows=5, width="100%"
     ),
     ui.p(ui.input_action_button("go", "Calculate"), class_="mb-3"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("hash_output"),
+    ui.output_code("hash_output"),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0648-update-slider-datetime-value/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0648-update-slider-datetime-value/app.py
index b9025647a..72d283814 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0648-update-slider-datetime-value/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0648-update-slider-datetime-value/app.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def slider_with_reset_ui(
             timezone="UTC",
             time_format="%H:%M:%S",
         ),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
+        ui.output_code("txt"),
         ui.div(ui.input_action_button("reset", label)),
     )
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def slider_with_reset_server(
     max: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None,
     value: Any = None,
 ):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt():
         if isinstance(input.times(), (tuple, list)):
             return " - ".join([str(x) for x in input.times()])
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/app.py
index 7a2bcc5c7..15478e875 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/app.py
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ def ui_navs(label: str) -> list[ui._navs.NavPanel]:
         ),
         ui.layout_column_wrap(
             *[
-                ui.output_text_verbatim(f"status_x_{x_input_key}", placeholder=True)
+                ui.output_code(f"status_x_{x_input_key}", placeholder=True)
                 for x_input_key in x_input_keys
             ],
             *[
-                ui.output_text_verbatim(f"status_{input_key}", placeholder=True)
+                ui.output_code(f"status_{input_key}", placeholder=True)
                 for input_key in input_keys
             ],
             width=1 / 2,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def ui_navs(label: str) -> list[ui._navs.NavPanel]:
                     "Image (Changes w/ `input.radio_buttons()`)",
                     ui.output_image("out_image", height="180px"),
                 ),
-                ("Text Verbatim", ui.output_text_verbatim("out_text_verbatim")),
+                ("Code", ui.output_code("out_code")),
                 ("Text", ui.output_text("out_text")),
                 ("UI", ui.output_ui("out_ui")),
             )
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ def out_data_frame():
     def out_text():
         return f"Output text content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{input.input_radio_buttons()}`"
 
-    @render.text
-    def out_text_verbatim():
-        return f"Output text verbatim content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{input.input_radio_buttons()}`"
+    @render.code
+    def out_code():
+        return f"Output Code content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{input.input_radio_buttons()}`"
 
     @render.ui
     def out_ui():
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def preprocess_file(x: Any) -> str:
         width=1 / 3,
     ),
     # ui.h3("Inputs that are not in a module:"),
-    # ui.output_text_verbatim("not_modules", placeholder=True),
+    # ui.output_code("not_modules", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/test_0696_resolve_id.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/test_0696_resolve_id.py
index 1fb249eb5..7b18a2cc4 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/test_0696_resolve_id.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/0696-resolve-id/test_0696_resolve_id.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def resolve_id(id: str):
     controller.OutputText(page, resolve_id("out_text")).expect_value(
         f"Output text content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{letter}`"
     )
-    controller.OutputTextVerbatim(page, resolve_id("out_text_verbatim")).expect_value(
-        f"Output text verbatim content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{letter}`"
+    controller.OutputCode(page, resolve_id("out_code")).expect_value(
+        f"Output Code content. `input.radio_buttons()`: `{letter}`"
     )
     controller.OutputTable(page, resolve_id("out_table")).expect_nrow(count + 1)
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1345-render-data-frame-input/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1345-render-data-frame-input/app.py
index 525dd197a..1a62bfa20 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1345-render-data-frame-input/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1345-render-data-frame-input/app.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.output_data_frame("df1"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("selected_rows", placeholder=True),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("cell_selection", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("selected_rows", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("cell_selection", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ def server(input: Inputs):
     def df1():
         return render.DataGrid(df(), selection_mode="rows")
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def selected_rows():
         return f"Input selected rows: {input.df1_selected_rows()}"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def cell_selection():
         return f"Cell selection rows: {df1.cell_selection()['rows']}"
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1351-render-data-frame-selected/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1351-render-data-frame-selected/app.py
index d81bc75d5..35343a84b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1351-render-data-frame-selected/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/1351-render-data-frame-selected/app.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     ),
     ui.input_action_button("add_row", "Add row"),
     ui.input_action_button("clear_table", "Clear table"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("number_of_selected_rows"),
+    ui.output_code("number_of_selected_rows"),
     ui.output_data_frame("df1"),
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _():
         )
         df.set(new_df)
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def number_of_selected_rows():
         df_selected = df1.data_view(selected=True)
         return f"Selected rows: {len(df_selected)}"
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py
index 5c02e4bdf..25516b0e5 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/busy_indicators/app.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def plot():
         inline=True,
     ),
     ui.input_task_button("rerender", "Re-render"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("counter", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("counter", placeholder=True),
     ui.layout_columns(
         card_ui("ring", "ring", "red", "10px"),
         card_ui("bars", "bars", "green", "20px"),
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def indicator_types_ui():
             pulse=(selected_busy_indicator_type != "spinners"),
         )
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def counter():
         return str(rerender())
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/data_view_info/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/data_view_info/app.py
index 0d1a08d3c..c0f3e77d6 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/data_view_info/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/data_view_info/app.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def mod_ui():
         ui.card(
             ui.layout_column_wrap(
                 ui.TagList(
-                    ui.div("Sort: ", ui.output_text_verbatim("sort")),
-                    ui.div("Filter: ", ui.output_text_verbatim("filter")),
-                    ui.div("Rows: ", ui.output_text_verbatim("rows")),
-                    ui.div("Selected Rows: ", ui.output_text_verbatim("selected_rows")),
-                    ui.div("Type: ", ui.output_text_verbatim("df_type")),
+                    ui.div("Sort: ", ui.output_code("sort")),
+                    ui.div("Filter: ", ui.output_code("filter")),
+                    ui.div("Rows: ", ui.output_code("rows")),
+                    ui.div("Selected Rows: ", ui.output_code("selected_rows")),
+                    ui.div("Type: ", ui.output_code("df_type")),
                 ),
                 ui.output_data_frame("penguins_df"),
                 width=1 / 2,
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/df_methods/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/df_methods/app.py
index fb55d944f..d87195f87 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/df_methods/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/df_methods/app.py
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ def mod_ui():
         ui.br(),
         ui.output_data_frame("iris_df"),
         ui.h2("Data view indices"),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("data_view_rows"),
+        ui.output_code("data_view_rows"),
         ui.h2("Indices when view_selected=True"),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("data_view_selected_true"),
+        ui.output_code("data_view_selected_true"),
         ui.h2("Indices when view_selected=False"),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("data_view_selected_false"),
+        ui.output_code("data_view_selected_false"),
         ui.h2("Show selected cell"),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("cell_selection"),
+        ui.output_code("cell_selection"),
         ui.h2("Type:"),
-        ui.output_text_verbatim("df_type"),
+        ui.output_code("df_type"),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/html_columns/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/html_columns/app.py
index d6764e31d..99060f2ce 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/html_columns/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/components/data_frame/html_columns/app.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def random_generator():
 )
 pd_penguins.iloc[1, 5] = ui.p(  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
     ui.input_action_button("pandas_test_cell_button", "Test button"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("pandas_test_cell_text", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("pandas_test_cell_text", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ def random_generator():
                         ui.input_action_button(
                             "polars_test_cell_button", "Test button"
                         ),
-                        ui.output_text_verbatim(
-                            "polars_test_cell_text", placeholder=True
-                        ),
+                        ui.output_code("polars_test_cell_text", placeholder=True),
                     )
                     if i == 1
                     else ui.div(val)
@@ -153,11 +151,11 @@ def random_generator():
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session) -> None:
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def pandas_test_cell_text():
         return f"pandas_test_cell_value {input.pandas_test_cell_button()}"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def polars_test_cell_text():
         return f"polars_test_cell_value {input.polars_test_cell_button()}"
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/deprecated/output_transformer/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/deprecated/output_transformer/app.py
index 3ec9dfe38..21db13d4c 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/deprecated/output_transformer/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/deprecated/output_transformer/app.py
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ def render_capitalize(
     ui.h1("Capitalization renderer"),
     ui.input_text("caption", "Caption:", "Data summary"),
     "Renderer called with out parentheses:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("no_output", placeholder=True),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("no_parens", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("no_output", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("no_parens", placeholder=True),
     "To upper:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("to_upper", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("to_upper", placeholder=True),
     "To lower:",
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("to_lower", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("to_lower", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/implicit-register/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/implicit-register/app.py
index eb88220a1..f71a0d033 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/implicit-register/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/implicit-register/app.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     [
-        ui.p(ui.div(desc), ui.output_text_verbatim(id, placeholder=True))
+        ui.p(ui.div(desc), ui.output_code(id, placeholder=True))
         for id, desc in scenarios.items()
     ]
 )
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
     # does internally.
 
     @output(id="out2")
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def out1():
         return "One"
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def out3():
         return "Two"
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_file/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_file/app.py
index 369d7f90a..4490af0da 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_file/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_file/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     ),
     ui.output_table("summary"),
     ui.input_file("file2", "Multiple files", multiple=True),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("file2_info", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("file2_info", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def summary():
         # checkboxes
         return info_df.loc[:, input.stats()]
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def file2_info():
         file2: typing.Union[typing.List["FileInfo"], None] = input.file2()
         if not file2:
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_radio_checkbox_group/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_radio_checkbox_group/app.py
index 898124cf1..89865c83b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_radio_checkbox_group/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_radio_checkbox_group/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                     "c": HTML("<span style='color:green;'>C</span>"),
                 },
             ),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("radio1_out", placeholder=True),
+            ui.output_code("radio1_out", placeholder=True),
         ),
         ui.column(
             6,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 },
                 inline=True,
             ),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("radio2_out", placeholder=True),
+            ui.output_code("radio2_out", placeholder=True),
         ),
     ),
     ui.row(
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                     "blue": ui.span("BLUE", style="color: #0000AA;"),
                 },
             ),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("check1_out", placeholder=True),
+            ui.output_code("check1_out", placeholder=True),
         ),
         ui.column(
             6,
@@ -58,26 +58,26 @@
                 },
                 inline=True,
             ),
-            ui.output_text_verbatim("check2_out", placeholder=True),
+            ui.output_code("check2_out", placeholder=True),
         ),
     ),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def radio1_out():
         return input.radio1()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def radio2_out():
         return input.radio2()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def check1_out():
         return input.check1()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def check2_out():
         return input.check2()
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_slider/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_slider/app.py
index f423c7fa8..39fa22bf3 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_slider/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_slider/app.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def slider_row(
         ),
         ui.column(
             6,
-            ui.output_text_verbatim(f"txt{id_num}", placeholder=True),
+            ui.output_code(f"txt{id_num}", placeholder=True),
         ),
     )
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def make_output(id_num: int):
         name = f"txt{id_num}"
 
         @output(id=name)
-        @render.text
+        @render.code
         def _():
             return input[f"s{id_num}"]()
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_text_update_on/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_text_update_on/app.py
index 51d74be5f..8addabc84 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_text_update_on/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/inputs/input_text_update_on/app.py
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ def text_input_ui(update_on: Literal["change", "blur"] = "change"):
         ui.h2(f'updateOn="{update_on}"'),
         ui.layout_columns(
             ui.input_text("txt", "Text", value="Hello", update_on=update_on),
-            ui.div("Text", ui.output_text_verbatim("value_txt")),
+            ui.div("Text", ui.output_code("value_txt")),
             ui.input_text_area("txtarea", "Text Area", update_on=update_on),
-            ui.div("Text Area", ui.output_text_verbatim("value_txtarea")),
+            ui.div("Text Area", ui.output_code("value_txtarea")),
             ui.input_numeric("num", "Numeric", value=1, update_on=update_on),
-            ui.div("Numeric", ui.output_text_verbatim("value_num")),
+            ui.div("Numeric", ui.output_code("value_num")),
             ui.input_password("pwd", "Password", update_on=update_on),
-            ui.div("Password", ui.output_text_verbatim("value_pwd")),
+            ui.div("Password", ui.output_code("value_pwd")),
             col_widths=6,
         ),
         ui.input_action_button("update_text", "Update Text"),
@@ -91,19 +91,19 @@ def text_input_ui(update_on: Literal["change", "blur"] = "change"):
 
 @module.server
 def text_input_server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_txt() -> str:
         return input.txt()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_txtarea() -> str:
         return input.txtarea()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_num() -> str:
         return str(input.num())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def value_pwd() -> str:
         return input.pwd()
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/server/output_transformer/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/server/output_transformer/app.py
index 37d1063dc..8d92ba0d9 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/server/output_transformer/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/server/output_transformer/app.py
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ def render_test_text(
 
 app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
     ui.code("t1:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t1"),
+    ui.output_code("t1"),
     ui.code("t2:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t2"),
+    ui.output_code("t2"),
     ui.code("t3:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t3"),
+    ui.output_code("t3"),
     ui.code("t4:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t4"),
+    ui.output_code("t4"),
     ui.code("t5:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t5"),
+    ui.output_code("t5"),
     ui.code("t6:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("t6"),
+    ui.output_code("t6"),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/server/reactive_event/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/server/reactive_event/app.py
index 8fc83359f..98160fae5 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/server/reactive_event/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/server/reactive_event/app.py
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
     ui.input_action_button("btn_count", "Immediate Count"),
     ui.tags.br(),
     ui.tags.label("Rendered on click:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt_immediate", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("txt_immediate", placeholder=True),
     ui.input_action_button("btn_trigger", "Update Count"),
     ui.tags.br(),
     ui.tags.label("Reactive event on renderer:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt_render_delayed", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("txt_render_delayed", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.label("Reactive event on reactive calc:"),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt_reactive_delayed", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("txt_reactive_delayed", placeholder=True),
 )
 
 
 def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt_immediate():
         return input.btn_count()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     @reactive.event(input.btn_trigger)
     def txt_render_delayed():
         return input.btn_count()
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def txt_render_delayed():
     def delayed_btn_count() -> int:
         return input.btn_count()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def txt_reactive_delayed():
         return str(delayed_btn_count())
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/session/flush/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/session/flush/app.py
index 39c046887..a4ad429a6 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/shiny/session/flush/app.py
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/session/flush/app.py
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@
     ui.input_action_button("btn", "Click me!"),
     ui.tags.br(),
     ui.tags.span("Counter: "),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("btn_txt", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("btn_txt", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.span("All events: "),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("all_txt", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("all_txt", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.span("Flush events: "),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("flush_txt", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("flush_txt", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.span("Flushed events: "),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("flushed_txt", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("flushed_txt", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.span("Session end events (refresh App to add events): "),
-    ui.output_text_verbatim("session_end_txt", placeholder=True),
+    ui.output_code("session_end_txt", placeholder=True),
     ui.tags.script(
         """
         $(document).on('shiny:connected', function(event) {
@@ -170,23 +170,23 @@ def reset():
         cancel_on_ended_sync()
         cancel_on_ended_async()
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def btn_txt():
         return str(input.btn())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def all_txt():
         return str(all_vals.get())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def flush_txt():
         return str(flush_vals.get())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def flushed_txt():
         return str(flushed_vals.get())
 
-    @render.text
+    @render.code
     def session_end_txt():
         return str(session_ended_messages)