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 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

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)