The Complete* Lemmy Markdown Specification, for True Post Maxi
A complete^[I think? ] guide to Lemmy's supported markdown formatting.
Heading 1 # Heading 1
Heading 2 ## Heading 2
Heading 3 ### Heading 3
Heading 4 #### Heading 4
Heading 5 ##### Heading 5
Heading 6 ###### Heading 6
Boldtext using **Bold text** or __Bold text__
Italictext using *Italic text* or _Italic text_
Bold and italic text using ***Bold and italic text***
Strikethrough text using ~~Strikethrough text~~^[whoops ]
This is a blockquote using > This is a blockquote
Nested blockquote using >> Nested blockquote
Unordered list item using - Unordered list item
Another item using - Another item
Ordered list item using 1. Ordered list item
Another ordered item using 2. Another ordered item
Inline code using `Inline code`
Unspecified code block:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int x = 10;
if (x > 5) {
printf("This is a test!\n");
}
return 0;
}
// **Wow! How neat!**
Using ``` \n code \n ```
C code block:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int x = 10;
if (x > 5) {
printf("This is a test!\n");
}
return 0;
}
// **Wow! How neat!**
Using ```c \n code \n ```
Same, but designated as markdown code block:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int x = 10;
if (x > 5) {
printf("This is a test!\n");
}
return 0;
}
// **Wow! How neat!**
Using ```markdown \n code \n ```
This is a link using [This is a link](https://hexbear.net/c/main)
This is an image: ![](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/456a406f-0cbc-4a0b-8062-d89a078ff465.png)
This is an emote: using ![this-is-not-an-emote](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/315ad77c-a156-42c9-aa92-ee4e724e241a.png "emoji this-is-not-an-emote")
Quotations after second part of links/images are alt-text, which appear when moused over and help w/rt screen readers.
Footnote reference[^3][^3]
[^3]: Footnote definition using [^3]: Footnote definition
Inline footnote^[citation needed]^[ with Adam Johnson and Nima Shirazi]
This
is
how
to
make
tables
| This | is |
|-|---|
| how | to
| make | tables |
Subscript using ~Sub~script
Superscript using ^Super^script
{text|ruby} using {text|ruby}
spoiler
This is hidden content using ::: spoiler spoiler \nThis is hidden content\n:::
Horizontal rule using ---, ***, or ___:
Two spaces and a newline \n
to single-space your text
Otherwise
it looks like:
Otherwise
it looks like
If you know anything else that works, let me know and I'll add it. Asked too many times to not try and compile a reference for people, and I sometimes forget myself so it's nice to have the reference. Here are the footnotes, by the way!
hello footnotes! ^[hello! ]
Something I just discovered yesterday is that it's impossible to post selected excerpts from a numbered list, it auto"corrects" the numbers to be sequential.