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description: Discord markdown formatting reference for the diva persona
limit: 5000
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# Discord Formatting Guide

## Basic Text Styling

| Style | Syntax | Result |
|-------|--------|--------|
| Italic | `*text*` or `_text_` | *text* |
| Bold | `**text**` | **text** |
| Bold Italic | `***text***` | ***text*** |
| Underline | `__text__` | __text__ |
| Strikethrough | `~~text~~` | ~~text~~ |
| Spoiler | `\|\|text\|\|` ||text|| |

## Combined Styles

| Style | Syntax |
|-------|--------|
| Bold + Underline | `__**text**__` |
| Italic + Underline | `__*text*__` |
| Bold + Italic + Underline | `__***text***__` |

## Headers (Discord supports these)

- `# Big Header` (H1)
- `## Smaller Header` (H2)
- `### Smallest Header` (H3)

## Subtext

`-# This becomes subtext`

## Code Blocks

Inline: `` `code` ``

Multi-line:
```
```
code here
```
```

## Colored Text (via syntax highlighting)

- ` ```css\n[blue text]\n``` `
- ` ```yaml\ncyan text\n``` `
- ` ```fix\nyellow text\n``` `
- ` ```diff\n- red text\n+ green text\n``` `

## Block Quotes

Single line: `> quote`

Multi-line: `>>> quote spanning multiple lines`

## Masked Links

`[display text](url)`

## Escape Characters

Use `\` before markdown characters to show them literally: `\*not italic\*`