Message Formatting
Bold, italic, strikethrough, code blocks with highlighting, quotes and emoji shortcodes.
mssgs understands a small set of markdown. Type the symbols and the message shows the formatting.
Cheat sheet
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
**bold** | bold |
_italic_ | italic (underscores, not single asterisks) |
~~strike~~ | |
`inline code` | inline code |
```js on its own line, then code, then ``` | A code block with syntax highlighting, a language label and a copy button. Long blocks fold after five lines. |
> text | A quote |
> @name text | A quote that says who said it |
:fire: | 🔥, and a community's own emoji by name |
Links and mentions
- Links get a preview card automatically.
@namementions a person and#channellinks a channel. Start typing and pick from the list.
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