Discord Markdown, made visible
Discord uses a Markdown dialect for formatting messages — but it has a few quirks that trip people up, and there’s no preview inside the app before you hit send. This formatter fixes that: type your message on the left and see a Discord-styled preview on the right, exactly as it will appear in your server. When it looks right, copy it and paste it into Discord.
The formatting Discord supports
- Bold —
**text** - Italic —
*text*or_text_ - Bold italic —
***text*** - Underline —
__text__(note: double underscore is underline, not bold) Strikethrough—~~text~~- Spoiler —
||text||(blacked out until clicked) Inline codeand fenced```code blocks with syntax highlighting- Blockquotes with
> - Headings with
#,##,### - Bulleted and numbered lists
The quirks worth knowing
The biggest gotcha is underline vs bold. In standard Markdown, __text__ renders as bold. In Discord, it means underline — bold is always double asterisks. The formatter above renders both correctly so you can see the difference.
Discord also has no table support and won’t turn  image Markdown into an image — you upload or paste images directly instead. Masked links ([text](url)) work in embeds and some surfaces but not in ordinary messages.
Private and instant
Everything runs in your browser — nothing you type is sent to a server. Format announcements, rules, and messages with confidence, then copy and paste when you’re ready.
Want the full written walkthrough with every syntax and quirk? Read our guide: How to Format Text in Discord with Markdown.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you make text bold in Discord? +
Wrap the text in double asterisks: **like this**. For bold and italic together, use three asterisks: ***like this***.
How do you underline text in Discord? +
Use double underscores: __like this__. This is a common surprise — in most Markdown, double underscores mean bold, but Discord uses them for underline.
How do spoiler tags work in Discord? +
Wrap text in double pipes: ||like this||. It appears as a blacked-out box until someone clicks to reveal it. In the preview above, click the spoiler to test it.
Can you make tables in Discord Markdown? +
No. Discord does not support Markdown tables. For structured data, use a code block to keep spacing aligned, or paste an image of the table.
Does Discord support headings? +
Yes, since 2023. Start a line with #, ##, or ### followed by a space for large, medium, or small headings.