How do you write bold text on Discord?

To write bold text on Discord, wrap your text in double asterisks, like this: **your text**. This will render as bold when sent in any channel or direct message.

How do you write colored text on Discord?

Discord supports colored text inside syntax-highlighted code blocks using the 'ansi' identifier. By using ANSI escape sequences (e.g., U+001B followed by color parameters like [2;31m for red), you can print text in various colors and background highlights. This tool automates generating this complex formatting code block for you.

How do you make text a spoiler on Discord?

To hide your text behind a spoiler tag, wrap it in double vertical bars, like this: ||your spoiler text||. Users will have to click or tap the black bar to reveal the message.

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Complete Discord Text Formatting & Markdown Guide

Discord uses a custom dialect of Markdown to style messages. You can use standard formatting codes like bold and italics, or create advanced blocks like spoilers and syntax-highlighted code blocks.

1. Discord Markdown Cheat Sheet

Style	Markdown Syntax	Example Render
Bold	`text`	text
Italic	`text` or `_text_`	text
*Bold Italic*	`*text*`	*text*
Underline	`__text__`	text
~~Strikethrough~~	`~~text~~`	~~text~~
Spoiler	`\|\|text\|\|`	text (Click)
Inline Code	`text`	`text`
Blockquote	`> text`	text

2. Discord Colored Text (ANSI Escape Codes)

Since 2022, Discord supports colored text inside code blocks using ANSI escape sequences. By formatting a code block with the ansi language key, you can customize the color of your text and backgrounds.

An ANSI block starts with ```ansi and ends with ```. Inside, you write escape codes using the format: \u001b[style;color;background_colorm where style, color, and background are numerical attributes. This tool automatically builds and formats these code blocks so you can simply highlight and pick colors visually.

3. Tips for Discord Formatting

Spoiler Blocks: You can hide whole blocks of text or even images behind a spoiler block. To hide links, use || https://example.com ||.
Escaping Markdown: If you want to type asterisks (*) or underscores (_) without turning them into bold/italic styling, insert a backslash (\) before the symbol (e.g. \*text\*).
Character Limits: Discord messages are limited to 2,000 characters (or 4,000 characters if you have Discord Nitro). Colored ANSI code blocks consume extra characters due to the hidden escape codes.

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Discord Text Formatting FAQs

How do you bold text on Discord?

To bold text in Discord, wrap your text in double asterisks, like this: **text**. This will display as bold in all channels, bios, and direct messages.

How do you get colored text in Discord?

Colored text is generated using syntax-highlighted code blocks declared with ansi. You wrap your text inside ```ansi and use ANSI escape code numbers (like \u001b[31m for red text) to colorize specific parts of your message.

How do you cross out or strike through text?

To strike through text on Discord, wrap it in double tildes, like this: ~~text~~. This is useful for editing announcements or making corrections.

Why is my Discord markdown not working?

Make sure there are no spaces between the formatting indicators and the text. For example, ** text ** will not bold, but **text** will. Also ensure that you are not using backslashes (\) before formatting characters, as this escapes the markdown rendering.