Discord Markdown
Discord uses a variant of Markdown with some unique syntax. Key differences from standard Markdown:
- Underline:
__text__(not standard) - Spoilers:
||text|| - Subtext:
-# text - Combinations like underline+bold+italic
Text Formatting
| Style | Syntax | Example | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italic | *text* or _text_ | *italic* | ||||
| Bold | **text** | bold | ||||
| Bold Italic | ***text*** | *bold italic* | ||||
| Underline | __text__ | |||||
| Strikethrough | ~~text~~ | strikethrough | ||||
| Spoiler | `\ | \ | text\ | \ | ` | (hidden until clicked) |
Combinations
__*underline italic*__
__**underline bold**__
__***underline bold italic***__Headers
Require a space after #. Must be at line start.
# Large Header
## Medium Header
### Small HeaderSubtext
Small, subdued text. Requires space after -#. Must be at line start.
-# This appears as subtextCode
Inline: ` code `
Multi-line:
code block multiple lines
With syntax highlighting:
print("hello")
Block Quotes
Single line (space required after >):
> This is a quoteMulti-line (everything after >>> is quoted):
>>> This is a
multi-line quoteLists
Bulleted (space required after - or *):
- Item one
- Item two
* Also worksIndented (2 spaces before bullet):
- Parent
- Child
- ChildNumbered:
1. First
2. SecondMasked Links
[Click here](https://example.com)Common Patterns
Formatted user mention: <@user_id> Formatted channel: <#channel_id> Formatted role: <@&role_id> Custom emoji: <:name:id> or <a:name:id> (animated) Timestamp: <t:unix_timestamp:format>
Timestamp formats: t (short time), T (long time), d (short date), D (long date), f (short datetime), F (long datetime), R (relative)