Getting Started with Markdown in Discord

This tutorial will introduce you to Markdown syntax for writing text messages in Discord. Discord uses a flavor of markdown that allows users to point out certain parts of their text or make it look different.

Basic Discord Markdown

Bold

To bold text, use two asterisks **.

**This text will be bold.**

This will transform into:
This text will be bold.

Italics

To italicize text, use a single underscore _ or asterisk *.

_This text will be italic._
*This text will also be italic.*

This will transform into:
This text will be italic. or This text will also be italic.

Strikethrough

To strike-through a text, use two tildes ~~.

~~This text will be strikethrough.~~

This will transform into:
This text will be strikethrough.

Underline

To underline text, use two underscores __.

__This text will be underlined.__

This will transform into:
This text will be underlined.

For more details on formatting text in markdown (outside of Discord), refer to how to underline, how to bold, or how to change text color posts.

Advanced Discord Markdown

Block Quotes

Block quotes can be created by using the > character before the line of text.

> This is a blockquote.

This will transform into a block of quoted text.

Code Blocks

In discord we can create inline code blocks by surrounding the text with backticks (`).

`This is an inline code block`

This will transform into:
This is an inline code block

For multiline code blocks, use triple backticks (```):

This is a multiline
code block

To highlight the syntax in the code block, simply type the language to use after the first set of triple backticks:

```js
const example = 'This is some JavaScript code';
console.log(example);


### Links

Embed a link by wrapping link text in brackets `[]`, and then wrapping the URL in parentheses `()`.

```markdown
[Visit my website](https://example.com)

This will transform into:
Visit my website

Refer to markdown hyperlink for additional hyperlink usage guide.

Conclusion

Markdown is used across Discord to format text in messages and make it more appealing. This brief guide covers how to create italic, bold, strikethrough, and underlined text, in addition to how to make blockquotes, code blocks, and links using discord markdown. With these steps you will be able to format your discord chat in no time. Be sure to practice and use these skills to create professional-looking messages, documents, or articles.