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Woozle: /* Previews */

2024-02-02T19:16:07Z

Previews

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	==Previews==		==Previews==
	To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.		To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.
			* This also works within formatted links: the angle-brackets still go around the URL, not the whole expression -- like this: <tt>[a previewless link](<https://htyp.org>)</tt>
	* Discord's settings refer to the preview as an "embedded link". Previews of links pasted into a discussion can be turned off by revoking this privilege.		* Discord's settings refer to the preview as an "embedded link". Previews of links pasted into a discussion can be turned off by revoking this privilege.
	* As of 2022-06-28, this seems to not work on iOS.		* As of 2022-06-28, this seems to not work on iOS.

	==Live Time==		==Live Time==
	* <code><t:{{arg\|UNIX time}}:{{arg\|format character}}></code>		* <code><t:{{arg\|UNIX time}}:{{arg\|format character}}></code>

Woozle at 01:07, 2 February 2024

2024-02-02T01:07:51Z

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	* <code>> </code> (right-angle plus a space) will cause the following paragraph to be indented with a vertical bar		* <code>> </code> (right-angle plus a space) will cause the following paragraph to be indented with a vertical bar
	* spoiler text is <code>\|\|two pipes\|\|</code>: this causes the text to be obscured until clicked on (similar to {{spoiler\|this}} but requiring a click rather than mouse-hover)		* spoiler text is <code>\|\|two pipes\|\|</code>: this causes the text to be obscured until clicked on (similar to {{spoiler\|this}} but requiring a click rather than mouse-hover)
			* links with specified text can be done like this: <tt>[a link to HTYP](https://htyp.org)</tt> produces [https://htyp.org a link to HTYP]

	To display characters that would otherwise be treated as formatting, escape them with a backslash:		To display characters that would otherwise be treated as formatting, escape them with a backslash:

Woozle at 01:05, 2 February 2024

2024-02-02T01:05:34Z

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   ### header 3
 Header 3 is smallest. In my tests, header 3 is just slightly larger than normal text and bolded; all 3 used used the same sans-serif font.
 ==Previews==
 To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: &lt;<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>&gt;. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.

Woozle at 13:46, 18 July 2023

2023-07-18T13:46:53Z

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	{{fmt/title\|Discord text formatting/markup}}		{{fmt/title\|Discord text formatting/markup}}
	Text formatting is similar to a subset of [[Markdown]], although there are differences:		Text formatting is similar to a subset of [[Markdown]], although there are differences. Here's what works that we're currently aware of.
			==Inline==
	* '''bold''' is <code>two asterisks</code>		* '''bold''' is <code>two asterisks</code>
	* ''italic'' is <code>one asterisk</code> or <code>_one underscore_</code>		* ''italic'' is <code>one asterisk</code> or <code>_one underscore_</code>
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	** You can use this format to paste [[URL]]s without them becoming links or displaying a preview.		** You can use this format to paste [[URL]]s without them becoming links or displaying a preview.
	** There's a better way to just suppress previews, however: see [[#Previews]].		** There's a better way to just suppress previews, however: see [[#Previews]].
			** There's also a markup for multiple lines of code, with optional syntax highlighting: see Sections below.
			* <code>> </code> (right-angle plus a space) will cause the following paragraph to be indented with a vertical bar
			* spoiler text is <code>\|\|two pipes\|\|</code>: this causes the text to be obscured until clicked on (similar to {{spoiler\|this}} but requiring a click rather than mouse-hover)

			To display characters that would otherwise be treated as formatting, escape them with a backslash:
			* <code>\</code> will display as <code></code>
			* <code>\_</code> will display as <code>_</code>
			* <s>This does not seem to work with backticks (<code>`</code>), however.</s> This appears to have been a bug which is now fixed.

			It looks like escaping an emoji code (like this: "\:smile:") will use the native Unicode emoji instead of Discord's emoji image. The emoji won't appear until the line is sent.
			==Sections / Text Blocks==
	* multiple lines of code can be started with three backticks at the beginning of a line:		* multiple lines of code can be started with three backticks at the beginning of a line:
	```		```
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	php code...		php code...
	```		```
	* ~~<code>> </code> (right-angle plus a space) will cause the following paragraph to~~ be ~~indented with a vertical bar~~		* Section headers can be displayed like this:
	* spoiler text is <code>\|\|two pipes\|\|</code>: ~~this causes the text to be obscured until clicked on (similar to {{spoiler\|this}} but requiring a click rather than mouse-hover)~~		# header 1
			## header 2
	~~To display characters that would otherwise be treated as formatting, escape them with a backslash:~~		### header 3
	* <code>\</code> will display as <code></code>		Header 3 is smallest. In my tests, header 3 is just slightly larger than normal text and bolded; all 3 used used the same sans-serif font.
	* <code>\_</code> will display as <code>_</code>
	* <s>This does not seem to work with backticks (<code>`</code>), ~~however.</s> This appears to have been a bug which~~ is ~~now fixed.~~

	~~It looks like escaping an emoji code (like this: "\:smile:") will use~~ the ~~native Unicode emoji instead of Discord's emoji image. The emoji won't appear until the line is sent~~.
	==Previews==		==Previews==
	To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.		To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.

Woozle at 12:30, 7 September 2022

2022-09-07T12:30:37Z

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	** escapes emoji (haven't had time to explore in order to describe it precisely)		** escapes emoji (haven't had time to explore in order to describe it precisely)
	** block indent, but only when pasting (?)		** block indent, but only when pasting (?)
			==Links==
			* Discord Support: [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline- Markdown Text 101 (Chat Formatting: Bold, Italic, Underline)]

Woozle at 21:52, 25 July 2022

2022-07-25T21:52:13Z

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	* '''bold''' is <code>two asterisks</code>		* '''bold''' is <code>two asterisks</code>
	* ''italic'' is <code>one asterisk</code> or <code>_one underscore_</code>		* ''italic'' is <code>one asterisk</code> or <code>_one underscore_</code>
	** They are rendered exactly the same (using {{xmltag\|em}}) but parsed differently: "abc" becomes ''~~abc~~'' but a_b_c is left unformatted.		** They are rendered exactly the same (using {{xmltag\|em}}) but parsed differently: "abc" becomes a''b''c but a_b_c is left unformatted.
	* <u>underline</u> is <code>__two underscores__</code>		* <u>underline</u> is <code>__two underscores__</code>
	* <s>strike</s> is <code>~~two tildes~~</code>		* <s>strike</s> is <code>~~two tildes~~</code>

Woozle at 21:49, 25 July 2022

2022-07-25T21:49:28Z

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	* <code>\</code> will display as <code></code>		* <code>\</code> will display as <code></code>
	* <code>\_</code> will display as <code>_</code>		* <code>\_</code> will display as <code>_</code>
	* This does not seem to work with backticks (<code>`</code>), however.		* <s>This does not seem to work with backticks (<code>`</code>), however.</s> This appears to have been a bug which is now fixed.
	* <code>>>></~~code~~> ~~escapes~~ emoji (~~haven~~'t ~~had time to explore in order to describe it precisely)~~
			It looks like escaping an emoji code (like this: "\:smile:") will use the native Unicode emoji instead of Discord's emoji image. The emoji won't appear until the line is sent.
	==Previews==		==Previews==
	To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.		To display a link without Discord also inserting a preview, surround the URL with angle brackets: <<nowiki>https://htyp.org</nowiki>>. The angle brackets will not be displayed, and preview will be suppressed, but the URL will be presented as a link.
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	Credit to Jems for discovering and reverse-engineering this from [https://r.3v.fi/discord-timestamps/ Discord Timestamp Generator].		Credit to Jems for discovering and reverse-engineering this from [https://r.3v.fi/discord-timestamps/ Discord Timestamp Generator].
			==Exploration Needed==
			* <code>>>></code>
			** escapes emoji (haven't had time to explore in order to describe it precisely)
			** block indent, but only when pasting (?)

Woozle: /* Live Time */

2022-07-25T21:43:18Z

Live Time

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	** '''example''': <code><t:1658784360:R></code> shows the relative time since about 17:17 EDST om 2022-07-25		** '''example''': <code><t:1658784360:R></code> shows the relative time since about 17:17 EDST om 2022-07-25

	Credit to ~~The~~ Jems for discovering and reverse-engineering this from [https://r.3v.fi/discord-timestamps/ Discord Timestamp Generator].		Credit to Jems for discovering and reverse-engineering this from [https://r.3v.fi/discord-timestamps/ Discord Timestamp Generator].

Woozle: /* Live Time */

2022-07-25T21:39:20Z

Live Time

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	==Live Time==		==Live Time==
	* <code><t:{{arg\|UNIX time}}:{{arg\|format character}}></code>		* <code><t:{{arg\|UNIX time}}:{{arg\|format character}}></code>
	** '''[[UNIX time]]''' is the time in seconds since 1969-12-31		** '''[[UNIX time]]''' is the time in seconds since... uh, midnight, I think?... on 1969-12-31
	** '''format character''': t,T,d,D,f,F or R		** '''format character''': t,T,d,D,f,F or R
	*** '''t''' 5:35 PM		*** '''t''' 5:35 PM

Woozle at 21:36, 25 July 2022

2022-07-25T21:36:54Z

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	* Discord's settings refer to the preview as an "embedded link". Previews of links pasted into a discussion can be turned off by revoking this privilege.		* Discord's settings refer to the preview as an "embedded link". Previews of links pasted into a discussion can be turned off by revoking this privilege.
	* As of 2022-06-28, this seems to not work on iOS.		* As of 2022-06-28, this seems to not work on iOS.
			==Live Time==
			* <code><t:{{arg\|UNIX time}}:{{arg\|format character}}></code>
			** '''[[UNIX time]]''' is the time in seconds since 1969-12-31
			** '''format character''': t,T,d,D,f,F or R
			*** '''t''' 5:35 PM
			*** '''T''' 5:35:00 PM
			*** '''d''' 07/25/2022
			*** '''D''' July 25, 2022
			*** '''f''' July 25, 2022 5:35 PM
			*** '''F''' Monday, July 25, 2022 5:35 PM
			*** '''R''' in 2 minutes
			** '''example''': <code><t:1658784360:R></code> shows the relative time since about 17:17 EDST om 2022-07-25

			Credit to The Jems for discovering and reverse-engineering this from [https://r.3v.fi/discord-timestamps/ Discord Timestamp Generator].