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

Combinations

__*underline italic*__
__**underline bold**__
__***underline bold italic***__

Headers

Require a space after #. Must be at line start.

# Large Header
## Medium Header
### Small Header

Subtext

Small, subdued text. Requires space after -#. Must be at line start.

-# This appears as subtext

Code

Inline: ` code `

Multi-line: ````

code block
multiple lines

````

With syntax highlighting: ````

print("hello")

````

Block Quotes

Single line (space required after >):

> This is a quote

Multi-line (everything after >>> is quoted):

>>> This is a
multi-line quote

Lists

Bulleted (space required after - or *):

- Item one
- Item two
* Also works

Indented (2 spaces before bullet):

- Parent
  - Child
  - Child

Numbered:

1. First
2. Second

Masked Links

[Click here](https://example.com)

Common Patterns

Formatted user mention: <@userid> Formatted channel: <#channelid> Formatted role: <@&roleid> Custom emoji: <:name:id> or <a:name:id> (animated) Timestamp: <t:unixtimestamp:format>

Timestamp formats: t (short time), T (long time), d (short date), D (long date), f (short datetime), F (long datetime), R (relative)