How to format posts on Lemmy using Markdown

Lemmy uses markdown-it for rendering markdown. This means that you can use the same markdown syntax that you would use on Lemmy and it follows the CommonMark spec. Here are some examples of markdown that you can use on Lemmy:

Headers

# Header 1
## Header 2
### Header 3
#### Header 4
##### Header 5
###### Header 6

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Emphasis

*italic*  
**bold**  
***bold italic***  
~~strikethrough~~

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Lists

- Unordered list item 1
- Unordered list item 2
  - Unordered list item 2.1
  - Unordered list item 2.2
- Unordered list item 3

1. Ordered list item 1
2. Ordered list item 2
3. Ordered list item 3

Result:

Links / Images

[Link text](https://example.com)  
![Image Alt](https://example.com/image.jpg "Image title")  
![The fedecan Logo](https://fedecan.ca/img/icons/maple-leaf.svg "Maple Leaf")

Result:

Blockquotes

> Block  
> -quote

Result:

Code

`inline code`  

```python
def hello():
    print("Hello, World!")
```

Result:

Tables

Tables are not officially documented.

| Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Row 1    | Row 1    | Row 1    |
| Row 2    | Row 2    | Row 2    |
| Row 3    | Row 3    | Row 3    |

Result:

Horizontal Rule

---

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Spoilers

Warning: Spoilers are not yet fully implemented on Apps and may not work as expected on them.

::: spoiler Spoiler Name
Spoiler Content
:::

Result:

Note: In the example above, the spoiler is in the open state, by default it is in the closed state.

Sub/Superscript

H~2~O
H^2^O

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