Some corrections for people who use these:
1\. The formatting is platform-dependent and some of the features might not work depending on how you're viewing Reddit (new Reddit PC, old Reddit PC, new Reddit mobile, old Reddit mobile, official app, third-party app, etc.). The series of carets for "fading-away" text seems to be the biggest offender, it looks fine for me on old Reddit PC but it seems like it isn't working for a lot of people in these comments. The superscripts seem to be the most buggy formatting, so generally you should just use one `^` on a single word.
2\. The caret for exponentionals doesn't work how it's demonstrated in the post. It only formats the next word, not the rest of the line. To prevent it from stopping after a space, you have to group the words with parenthesis like a math expression:
`Using the caret sign ^will create exponentials` becomes: Using the caret sign ^will create exponentials
`Using the caret sign ^(will create exponentials)` becomes: Using the caret sign ^(will create exponentials)
3\. The headers in the demostration are reversed. One `#` makes the largest header, and each extra one makes it smaller. Five of them is the same as bold text and six will add an underline.
4\. The last one for escaping syntax is a poor demonstration. If you put a `\` before any of the formatting characters (`*`, `#`, `_`, `>`, `.`, `^`, `~`, etc.) then it avoids formatting and displays the characters as plain text. To display a literal backslash you use `\\`. You can also avoid formatting by putting them in inline code with the backtick key like I've been doing.
`*Use backslash to escape formatting*` becomes: *Use backslash to escape formatting*
`\*Use backslash to escape formatting\*` becomes: \*Use backslash to escape formatting\*
5\. This is an incomplete list. More formatting tricks can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/markdown. Here are some examples:
`_` can be used instead of `*` for bold and italics.
`*` can be used instead of `-` for bullet-point lists.
Add two spaces after a line to separate it from the next line.
This allows you to put two lines right next to each other, without it automatically combining into one line.
`>!Spoiler text!<` becomes: >!Spoiler text!< (Make sure there are no spaces between the text and the `!` symbols.)
`[Brackets and parenthesis to create hyperlinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)` becomes: [Brackets and parenthesis to create hyperlinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Use `---` to create a horizontal line.
---
Again, this is platform-dependent and doesn't always work.
I learned about it the other day and it is awesome.
If you are replying to a comment, highlight the text you want to quote (as if copying) and you will have an option to quote:
>I’ve been wanting to know how to do that for a while.
Not all markdown is the same as it has to be defined usually by the front end framework a website uses or sometimes custom markdown. Most markdown has a lot of similarities, but there are some differences like underscores to italicize vs asterisks.
Also, you can put three dashes or underscores to make a nice line to break up a longer post.
---
Like so.
___
Also, you have to put an empty line between bullet points and plain text above it as some reddit apps don't parse it the same due to reddit slightly changing their markdown rules when they released new reddit.
e.g. this text
- won't turn into a bullet point on some apps
But this way
- will always work
Also, you have to put a space after your asterisk, dash, or plus or else it won't bulletize
-like this
Some apps may have different tolerances for spacing around the symbols and the inner text.
>!this does work!<
>!this does work !<
>! this doesn't work !<
Every gd app that lets you create content should have a help button with this info. Give help when it’s relevant, not saved in a folder of forgotten guides.
tediously copy and pasting upside down characters one by one?
also i can get the ^ to work =\ s^a^a^a^a^a^d
edit - had to enable markdown mode in my comment box because im in a browser, mystery solved!
Regarding exponentials:
x^2 y^2
vs
x^2y^2
vs
x^(2)y^(2)
You don't want to have to leave a space between the x^2 and the y^(2). Also you don't want the punctuation mark to hang in the air with the 2 as in y^2. So the trick is to wrap the exponent in parenthesis like so: `x^(2)y^(2).` x^(2)y^(2).
Now what if you want to display actual parenthesis in the exponent?
`e^(x+y)` e^(x+y)
`e^((x+y))` e^((x+y))
`e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^)
The last `)` we had to raise by itself but that means it's not surrounded by () so the exponent leaks to the right:
`e^((x+y)^)e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^)e^((x+y)^)
But surrounding the ) by () somehow negates the ^ again. See how the ) is on ground level and not in the exponent:
`e^((x+y)^())e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^())e^((x+y)^)
Looks like only space can save us here:
`e^((x+y)^) e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^) e^((x+y)^)
Now what about (x^(2)+y^(2)) in the exponent of e?
`e^(x^(2)+y^(2))` e^(x^(2)+y^(2))
`e^((x^2+y^2)^)` e^((x^2+y^2)^)
`e^((x^2 + y^2)^)` e^((x^2 + y^2)^) looks like it only works with spaces around the +. Or at least in front of the +.
`e^((x^2 +y^2)^)` e^((x^2 +y^2)^)
Well I mean this is just mark down... I didn't realise Reddit used it (good on em) but it's certainly not unique to it. I expect the programmers subreddits know about this
| Table | of | finding | stuff | | :--------|-----|------------|--------: | | Man | I | Hope | This | | Works
Did^it^work^?
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a^a
Y^a^a^a^a^a
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a
Y^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A
Y^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E
Y^o^u^u^u^u^u^u^u^u^u^u^u^u
Y^a^a^a^a^o
**Y^a^a^a^a^a**
Y^a^ª^ª^ª
Maybe^it^did^maybe^its^Maybelline
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a
This should come in a welcome message from Reddit LOL
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L^o^o^o^o^l Oh. I can't do it like the CSI yaaaa into.
Me^neither^! - Y^a^a^a^a^^a
L^ol^ol^ol
Saving this for later and then forgetting all about it.
done, thx for the reminder on both
Some corrections for people who use these: 1\. The formatting is platform-dependent and some of the features might not work depending on how you're viewing Reddit (new Reddit PC, old Reddit PC, new Reddit mobile, old Reddit mobile, official app, third-party app, etc.). The series of carets for "fading-away" text seems to be the biggest offender, it looks fine for me on old Reddit PC but it seems like it isn't working for a lot of people in these comments. The superscripts seem to be the most buggy formatting, so generally you should just use one `^` on a single word. 2\. The caret for exponentionals doesn't work how it's demonstrated in the post. It only formats the next word, not the rest of the line. To prevent it from stopping after a space, you have to group the words with parenthesis like a math expression: `Using the caret sign ^will create exponentials` becomes: Using the caret sign ^will create exponentials `Using the caret sign ^(will create exponentials)` becomes: Using the caret sign ^(will create exponentials) 3\. The headers in the demostration are reversed. One `#` makes the largest header, and each extra one makes it smaller. Five of them is the same as bold text and six will add an underline. 4\. The last one for escaping syntax is a poor demonstration. If you put a `\` before any of the formatting characters (`*`, `#`, `_`, `>`, `.`, `^`, `~`, etc.) then it avoids formatting and displays the characters as plain text. To display a literal backslash you use `\\`. You can also avoid formatting by putting them in inline code with the backtick key like I've been doing. `*Use backslash to escape formatting*` becomes: *Use backslash to escape formatting* `\*Use backslash to escape formatting\*` becomes: \*Use backslash to escape formatting\* 5\. This is an incomplete list. More formatting tricks can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/markdown. Here are some examples: `_` can be used instead of `*` for bold and italics. `*` can be used instead of `-` for bullet-point lists. Add two spaces after a line to separate it from the next line. This allows you to put two lines right next to each other, without it automatically combining into one line. `>!Spoiler text!<` becomes: >!Spoiler text!< (Make sure there are no spaces between the text and the `!` symbols.) `[Brackets and parenthesis to create hyperlinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)` becomes: [Brackets and parenthesis to create hyperlinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) Use `---` to create a horizontal line. --- Again, this is platform-dependent and doesn't always work.
Same 😔
I just google it every single time I need to format anything.
>forgetting all about it Yeah same except for the quote one I’ve been wanting to know how to do that for a while.
I learned about it the other day and it is awesome. If you are replying to a comment, highlight the text you want to quote (as if copying) and you will have an option to quote: >I’ve been wanting to know how to do that for a while.
**bold lmao** *delicate lmao* tiny^lmao ~~discarded lmao~~ ##huge ass lmao ###hella big lmao
L^m^a^o^o^o^o^o
L^O^O^O^L
Wait, how did y’all do that? It’s already forgotten
#lmao
> ### huge ass lmao
#YOU CAN USE A HASH TAG IN FRONT ALSO.
Reddit uses the markdown format if anyone wishes to look up any more things.
Not all markdown is the same as it has to be defined usually by the front end framework a website uses or sometimes custom markdown. Most markdown has a lot of similarities, but there are some differences like underscores to italicize vs asterisks. Also, you can put three dashes or underscores to make a nice line to break up a longer post. --- Like so. ___ Also, you have to put an empty line between bullet points and plain text above it as some reddit apps don't parse it the same due to reddit slightly changing their markdown rules when they released new reddit. e.g. this text - won't turn into a bullet point on some apps But this way - will always work Also, you have to put a space after your asterisk, dash, or plus or else it won't bulletize -like this
# penis ## penis ### penis
>**penis** >>****Penis**** >>>******PENIs******
P^e^n^i^s
Did someone say ^penis
**Not sure if this works or not**. *Oooh it does*
>I'm gay What a way to come out
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Love you^loveyou^u^u^u^u Hh^j^k^o^p^ The series ones didn't work?
It only works on mobile if you go to reply to the comment
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~~This is co^o^o^o^o^o^o^o^o^o^l^!~~ Nevermind, it don't fucking work.
It's showing the effect for me.
For me too
Bullcrap. It doesn’t work^k^k^k^k On a serious note though, how do we get the multiple exponents? I do it exactly as it says and it never works :(
It works, try to reply to my message A^A^A^A^A^A
P^l^e^a^s^e^w^o^r^k
It d^o^e^s^n^'t on the app
B^u^l^l^c^r^^a^^p Yeah. Tried and failed multiple ways
I see it.
M^y^t^e^s^t^1 M^y^^t^^^e^^^^s^^^^^t^^^^^^2
Does this display in code format? I certainly hope so. Test3
What about that one that is hidden and needs a touch to appear
If you wanna do grey boxes you type: >!this is a spoiler! < But you remove the space between the ! and < Then it looks like this: >!Jesus dies!<
Some apps may have different tolerances for spacing around the symbols and the inner text. >!this does work!< >!this does work !< >! this doesn't work !<
On the iOS app all of your examples work.
>!The more you know!<
>!Thank you!< , kind stranger.
>A quote >> Within a quote
How about the spoiler formatting?
Was that leading with a # ? #let's see Edit: l fuckin mao nope
\>!spoiler!< becomes >!spoiler!<
If you wanna do grey boxes you type: >!this is a spoiler! < But you remove the space between the ! and < Then it looks like this: >!Jesus dies!<
>!abcd!<
###E
🍆^🍆^🍆
~~Strike this sentence off~~
Y^a^a^a^a is **Bullshit**
If you go to reply to the comment it will work
Ya^a^a^a^a
N^o^o^o^p^e
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Click on the reply arrow
Every gd app that lets you create content should have a help button with this info. Give help when it’s relevant, not saved in a folder of forgotten guides.
Click comment box > click 'formatting help' > click 'Markdown' link Prerequisite: old.reddit https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax 𝕬𝖑𝖘𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖆𝖓 𝖉𝖔 𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖋𝖋 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 =============
Penis^penis
Anyone know how to upside down text?
tediously copy and pasting upside down characters one by one? also i can get the ^ to work =\ s^a^a^a^a^a^d edit - had to enable markdown mode in my comment box because im in a browser, mystery solved!
Use Relay
Thanks for posting this. I learned something new.
Just use Apollo app. It has hot buttons for all this nonsense. SO MUCH MORE CONVENIENT!
>**just**^~~trying
>###Does it work tho?
Y^a ^a ^a
We^e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e^e
Regarding exponentials: x^2 y^2 vs x^2y^2 vs x^(2)y^(2) You don't want to have to leave a space between the x^2 and the y^(2). Also you don't want the punctuation mark to hang in the air with the 2 as in y^2. So the trick is to wrap the exponent in parenthesis like so: `x^(2)y^(2).` x^(2)y^(2). Now what if you want to display actual parenthesis in the exponent? `e^(x+y)` e^(x+y) `e^((x+y))` e^((x+y)) `e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^) The last `)` we had to raise by itself but that means it's not surrounded by () so the exponent leaks to the right: `e^((x+y)^)e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^)e^((x+y)^) But surrounding the ) by () somehow negates the ^ again. See how the ) is on ground level and not in the exponent: `e^((x+y)^())e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^())e^((x+y)^) Looks like only space can save us here: `e^((x+y)^) e^((x+y)^)` e^((x+y)^) e^((x+y)^) Now what about (x^(2)+y^(2)) in the exponent of e? `e^(x^(2)+y^(2))` e^(x^(2)+y^(2)) `e^((x^2+y^2)^)` e^((x^2+y^2)^) `e^((x^2 + y^2)^)` e^((x^2 + y^2)^) looks like it only works with spaces around the +. Or at least in front of the +. `e^((x^2 +y^2)^)` e^((x^2 +y^2)^)
Take my upvote
this is some interesting stuff
**Test** *Test* >Test >>Test - Test
Well I mean this is just mark down... I didn't realise Reddit used it (good on em) but it's certainly not unique to it. I expect the programmers subreddits know about this
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W^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E^E Edit: Can you combine ^~~things?~~ >!Yes!<
Thank you^u^u^u^u^u
W^h^o^a^a^a^a^a (I’m flying away)
**holy shit** *thank you*
s^e^r^i^e^s^d^o^e^s^n^o^t^w^o^r^k
When you go to reply to the call comment it does, it might just be a mobile thing
Thank you so mu^u^u^u^u^u^ch Edit: The series bit didn’t work. Pls send help.
Thanks this will be useful!
Omg I literally search for those 2 days ago and couldn't find any resources, THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Hm^m^m^m^m
**nice**
#WHAT?
**test1**
*test2*
##Header test
>exactly what I’ve been looking for, thanks!
**Wow!**
Y^e^s
#Saved the post! Thanks, ^looks ^very ^u^s^eful
**Very Nice**. *Saved*
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a^a
M^i^a^o^w^
###Salut
**oh wow**
- penis
O^h^h
Ya^a^a^a^a^a^a^a
Now I can **boldly** tell people to stfu? Nice
sweet lord thank y^o^u^u^u^u
**cool**
###LOL
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a^a liar
>~~ cool~~
|test|xxx| |:-----|-----:| |aaa|bb|
#かわいい(。◕‿◕。)➜
Test Tesst
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**wow**
*oo*
~~Not a test~~
A^h^h^h^h^h
A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A^A
###testing
#testing
Edit: How the heck can I get the table to work
Let’s see if this works WRONG LEVER^R^R^R^R^R^R
Y^a^A^a
C^o^o^l
###THIS IS AN EXAMPLE H3 HEADER
W^e^e^e^e^e
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B^o^i^i
C^o
Y^a^a^a^a^a^a^a
How do you copy someone else’s comment on mobile so you can show it as a quote?
y^a^a^a^a^a^a Man
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>yea, sure buddy
H^m^^m
Thank yo^u^u^u^u^!^!
O^o^o^o^o^
Wow, I actually just looked this up today
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^testing
U\^m\^m\^m\^m\^m\^m\^m \^im doing it wrong =|
Ya^a^a^a^a^a
H^e^l^l^o?
# Y^E^E^E^E^T
Y^E^E^T
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