Technical Documentation

Discord Markdown & Text Formatting Guide

Discord uses a customized flavor of Markdown tailored for real-time messaging. This technical reference explains all supported formatting rules, limits, and edge cases.

Interactive Formatting Sandbox

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Live Render

DiscordUserAPPToday at 12:00 PM

Welcome to MarkdownDiscord

Format bold, italic, underline, and ~~strikethrough~~ with ease.

"Simplicity and precision in every message."

Interactive Features:

Click to reveal spoiler: Top Secret Access Key: MD-2026

Live Dynamic Timestamp: __MD_TIMESTAMP_0

Subtext footnote:

MarkdownDiscord is an independent developer utility.

MD_CODEBLOCK_0__

# Welcome to MarkdownDiscord

Format **bold**, *italic*, __underline__, and ~~strikethrough~~ with ease.

> "Simplicity and precision in every message."

### Interactive Features:
- Click to reveal spoiler: ||Top Secret Access Key: MD-2026||
- Live Dynamic Timestamp: <t:1774435200:R>
- Subtext footnote:
-# MarkdownDiscord is an independent developer utility.

```javascript
// Fast, client-side Markdown formatting
const message = "Ready to format & copy!";
console.log(message);
```

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Quick Syntax Reference

Essential Discord formatting patterns at a glance with instant copy shortcuts.

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Element	Syntax Pattern	Rendered Effect
Bold	`bold text`	bold text
Italic	`italic text`	italic text
Underline	`__underlined text__`	underlined text
Strikethrough	`~~crossed out~~`	~~crossed out~~
Spoiler Mask	`\|\|hidden secret\|\|`	hidden secret
Inline Code	`const app = 1;`	`const app = 1;`
Blockquote	`> Quoted line`	Quoted line
Heading 1	`# Large Header`	Large Header
Subtext Footnote	`-# Small subtext`	Small subtext
Dynamic Timestamp	`<t:1774435200:R>`	🕒 in 3 weeks
Masked Link	`[MarkdownDiscord](https://markdowndiscord.com)`	MarkdownDiscord
Suppress Embed Link	`<https://markdowndiscord.com>`	https://...

Text Styling & Emphasis

Standard text formatting in Discord supports bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, and nested combinations.

**bold** → Bold text

*italic* or _italic_ → Italic text

__underline__ → Underlined text

~~strike~~ → Strikethrough

__***combo***__ → Underlined Bold Italic

Spoilers & Dynamic Timestamps

Spoilers hide content behind interactive black masks. Timestamps dynamically convert Unix epoch seconds into each reader's local timezone.

||secret|| → Clickable spoiler bar

<t:1774435200:R> → Relative time ("in 2 hours")

<t:1774435200:F> → Long localized date & time

Headings & Subtext

Discord supports 3 heading levels and a special subtext header (-#). Always include a space after the prefix.

# Header 1 → Large title

## Header 2 → Medium subtitle

### Header 3 → Small section header

-# Footnote → Subtle muted subtext

Code Blocks & Syntax Highlighting

Enclose code in triple backticks with a language keyword (e.g. js, py, json, cpp, bash, diff, ansi).

`inline code` → Monospace badge

```python ... ``` → Highlighted Python block