The Discord Text Formatting Guide
Every way to format Discord messages: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers, quotes, code blocks, and colored text.
June 10, 2026
Clear how to articles on getting more out of Discord, from formatting messages to setting up a server. Each guide pairs with a free tool you can use right away.
Every way to format Discord messages: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers, quotes, code blocks, and colored text.
June 10, 2026
A step by step guide to making a Discord server: channels, roles, rules, and a welcome message that sets the tone.
June 10, 2026
Turn on Developer Mode and copy the ID of any user, server, channel, or message, then see what that number tells you.
June 10, 2026
How Discord timestamps work, the format codes, and how to post a time that shows in each person's own local zone.
June 10, 2026
Make bold text on Discord with markdown in messages, and with unicode bold for names and bios where markdown does not work.
June 10, 2026