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The main type of content in Lemmy is text which can be formatted with Markdown. Refer to the table below for supported formatting rules. The Lemmy user interface also provides buttons for formatting, so it's not necessary to remember all of it. You can also follow the interactive CommonMark tutorial to get started.
| Type | Or | … to Get |
|---|---|---|
| *Italic* | _Italic_ | Italic |
| **Bold** | __Bold__ | Bold |
| # Heading 1 | Heading 1 ========= | Heading 1 |
| ## Heading 2 | Heading 2 --------- | Heading 2 |
| [Link](http://a.com) | [Link][1] ⋮ [1]: http://b.org | Link |
|  | ![Image][1] ⋮ [1]: http://url/b.jpg |  |
| > Blockquote | Blockquote | |
| * List * List * List | - List - List - List | _ List _ List * List |
| 1. One 2. Two 3. Three | 1) One 2) Two 3) Three | 1. One 2. Two 3. Three |
| Horizontal Rule --- | Horizontal Rule *** | Horizontal Rule |
| `Inline code` with backticks | Inline code with backticks | |
| ``` # code block print '3 backticks or' print 'indent 4 spaces' ``` | ····# code block ····print '3 backticks or' ····print 'indent 4 spaces' | # code block print '3 backticks or' print 'indent 4 spaces' |
| ::: spoiler hidden or nsfw stuff a bunch of spoilers here ::: | hidden or nsfw stuffa bunch of spoilers here | |
| Some | Some subscript text | |
| Some ^superscript^ text | Some superscript text |
Images and video
Lemmy also allows sharing of images and videos. To upload an image, go to the Create post page and click the little image icon under the URL field. This allows you to select a local image. If you made a mistake, a popup message allows you to delete the image. The same image button also allows uploading of videos in .gif format. Instead of uploading a local file, you can also simply paste the URL of an image or video from another website.
Note that this functionality is not meant to share large images or videos, because that would require too many server resources. Instead, upload them on another platform like PeerTube or Pixelfed, and share the link on Lemmy.