Preformatted Text
This formatting option is generally used to show code snippets without rendering the code. In the editor, click the preformatted text button or use the keyboard shortcut (⌘E). You’ll get a markdown section for a (multi-line) block of code, which entails 3 ``` backtick characters on the line above and below your section of preformatted text.
Inline preformatted text can be accomplished by highlighting the text you'd like preformatted
, then clicking the preformatted text button, which will insert a single backtick character before and after your text.
You can also use html <code>text here</code>
or <pre>text here</pre>
. <pre>
will not have the grey background, but will still use a monospace font and respect whitespace, like so:
How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail...
Bulleted List
In the editor, click the bulleted list button or use the keyboard shortcut (⌘⇧8). You may first highlight the text you’d like to be a bulleted list, if desired. You may also simply type an asterisk (*) followed by a space before each list item. The vertical spacing of your list items can be adjusted with a line break. For example:
- item one
- item two
- item three
or
-
item one
-
item two
-
item three
Numbered List
In the editor, click the numbered list button or use the keyboard shortcut (⌘⇧7). You may first highlight the text you’d like to be a numbered list, if desired. You may also simply type "1. " before each list item. The vertical spacing of your list items can be adjusted with a line break. For example:
- List item
- List item
- List item
or
-
List item
-
List item
-
List item
Insert Date/Time
Want to insert a date/time that will automatically display according to each user’s timezone? In the editor, click the insert date/time button. You’ll get a dialog to select a date from a calendar and a time of day, if desired. You can also denote a time span, like so:
2022-10-01T19:00:00Z→2024-03-02T02:00:00Z
(The above was entered as October 1, 2022 at 1:00 pm until March 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm in the America/Denver timezone.)
Hide Details
Sometimes you might want to add extra details but don’t want those details to clutter your post. In the editor, click the cog button, then select the Hide Details option.
[details="Summary"]
This text will be hidden
[/details]
will give you:
Summary
This text will be hidden
Blur Spoiler
In the editor, click the cog button, then select the Blur Spoiler option.
[spoiler]This text will be blurred[/spoiler]
will give you:
This text will be blurred