When creating or editing your posts, you may want to add some formatting to emphasize titles, add links, etc. to make it a good reply.
This is a quick explanation of the most common formatting methods.
You can also practice some of the basics in an interactive tutorial by sending a personal message to @discobot.
Supported markdown
Markdown is a quick and easy way to mark plain text for special formatting.
Some commonly used markdown features include:
- Bold:
**text**
(keyboard shortcut: crtl+b) - Italic:
*text*
(keyboard shortcut: crtl+i) - Link :
[title](https://example.com)
(keyboard shortcut: crtl+L)
In longer posts (like this one), it can also be helpful to add structure using headings:
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
Generated markup
Discourse supports some common BBCode tags that are generated automatically for special formatting, for example when you quote a post in your reply:
[quote="user"]quoted text[/quote]
The Blur Spoiler command under the 'gear' icon inserts code to hide crucial spoilers:
spoiled text
[spoiler]spoiled text[/spoiler]
The Hide Details command under the ‘gear’ icon inserts code to fold additional text:
click to expand
hidden text
[details="click to expand"]hidden text[/details]