Formatting Posts with Markdown

Our software uses Markdown to format the text. You can use the toolbar or you can learn the commands and use them as you type.

Most Common Markdown

  • Bold: **text**
  • Italic: *text*
  • Strikethrough: ~~text~~
  • Highlight: <mark>text</mark>
  • Horizontal line: ---

Headings

In longer posts (like this one), it can also be helpful to add structure using headings:

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

Lists

Create a list by starting a line with a *
* new line of text
* new line of text

Numbered Lists

  1. Start numbering with a 1.. Hit enter, and the following number appears.

Images

You can drag and drop images or click on the “Upload” icon on the toolbar. Note: when an image is uploaded, the following markdown syntax to reference the image will automatically be generated:

![caption|500x500](upload://image.jpeg)

Quoting

To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote, then press the Quote button that pops up. Repeat for multiple quotes from different posts or users:
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You can also go old school and type it: [quote="user"]quoted text[/quote]

Mentions

You can mention a person in your posts and they will be notified. (unless they have turned off this feature.) Start by typing @ and the first letter of their username.
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Links

You can do links four different ways.

  1. You can type links within your text. For example, https://lotuselan.net is a fun website
  2. Use the link tool on the toolbar, for typing in a LotusElan.net and creating a link.
  3. Type it in with markdown: [title](url)
  4. Create a onebox. Just place a link with an empty line above and below it.

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Emojis

Start by typing : and the emoji option opens up. You can also type it out :smile: :smile:

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Fancy Stuff

Tables

You use the | to separate the cells. Each line is a new row. Here is an example:

| Option | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| data   | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |
| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |
| ext    | extension to be used for dest files. |

Resulting in =>

Option Description
data path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates.
engine engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default.
ext extension to be used for dest files.

Spoilers

Click on the blurry area:

You create this type by [spoiler]spoiled text[/spoiler]

Hidden Text

click to expand

This is created by using the following markdown: [details="click to expand"]hidden text[/details]

This will cover the basics to advance markdown. If you have any questions, please ask.

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