Markdown that does not appear in the reply box:

Strikethrough:

some ~~strikethrough~~ text

some strikethrough text

Horizontal Rule:

***

Table with alignment:

||X|Y|Z|
|--------|:---|:----:|---:|
|1|X1|Y1|Z1|
|2|X2|Y2|Z2|

X Y Z
1 X1 Y1 Z1
2 X2 Y2 Z2

Codeblock:

`**codeblock**`  
`enclose in 3 backticks`  

**codeblock**
enclose in 3 backticks


   **codeblock**
   indent with 4 spaces


**codeblock**
indent with 4 spaces

Heading 1:

# heading 1

heading 1

Heading 2:

## heading 2

heading 2

(Heading 3 you get when you press the H button in the reply box)

Markdown that kbin does not yet support but lemmy does:

Spoilers:

::: spoiler hidden or nsfw
spoilers here
:::

hidden or nsfw

spoilers here

Superscript:

some ^superscript^ text

some superscript text

None amongst kbin, lemmy and reddit support subscript as far as I can tell.

What this page looks like in kbin
What this page looks like in lemmy

More info:
https://commonmark.org/help/
https://spec.commonmark.org/dingus/

https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/users/02-media.html
https://calckey.social/mfm-cheat-sheet

  • Badabinski
    12•1 year ago

    I love markdown, but it’s such a mess. There are too many competing specs out there. @ernest, have you worked with the Lemmy folks on this before? This is probably a lot lower priority than stability/performance/efficiency stuff you’ve got roadmapped, but it might be nice to try to build some consensus on a markdown spec amongst the community.

    EDIT: actually, I should check the git repo and see if anyone has filed an issue. You’re already way too busy and I’ve pinged you several times when I should have taken the initiative and filed issues myself. Sorry, Ernest!