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!

  • HidingCat
    8•1 year ago

    Yikes, spoilers should definitely be supported, pop culture communities will want that.

  • Friend
    4•1 year ago

    Thanks, I was trying to figure out tables earlier!

  • FoolishSamuraiOP
    3•1 year ago

    After posting this, it seems like using newline (\ or two spaces) is a bit off. When placed after tables and codeblocks it displays the backslash. And the two spaces method doesn’t actually do anything. A workaround is that you can put   and it will insert a space and newline.

  • @Zaphodquixote
    2•1 year ago

    And half of that doesn’t work via jerboa lol

    • Kill_joy
      1•1 year ago

      TBF, Jerboa’s not even in alpha yet. You can’t even click links in it without crashing. But while I was using Lemmy I did find Jerboa user-friendly and have high hopes from it.

      I’ve now made the swap to Kbin today and have also found the UI pretty simple to navigate (though sadly I’m not aware of any apps for it). As soon as we get some smart, tech-savvy people co-creating on apps we will be in great shape. (RIP RiF)