Markdown
Prismoire uses Markdown for formatting posts and replies. Markdown lets you add structure such as headings, lists, links, or emphasis by typing plain characters that get turned into formatted text when your post is rendered.
Each example below shows what you type on the left and what appears on the right.
Bold and italic
**bold text** and *italic text*
bold text and italic text
You can also use __bold__ and _italic_ if you prefer underscores.
Strikethrough
~~no longer accurate~~
no longer accurate
Links
[the project page](https://example.com)
Images
You can include an image you've uploaded to a thread by referencing its filename with an exclamation mark and brackets. The text inside the brackets is the image's alt text — a short description for screen readers or anyone whose browser can't display the image.
Add a caption in quotes after the filename. The caption appears centered below the image. Captions are visible — alt text is for accessibility — so it's fine for them to say different things.
Images come from files you've attached to the thread — only the original poster can attach files, and only thread bodies (not replies) can carry images. When you upload an image, it's added to the body automatically.
External image URLs
()
are intentionally rendered as plain links, not embedded.
Mentions and rooms
Type a username with an @ prefix to link to that user's profile. Type a room with a /r/ prefix to link to the room.
hello @alice, see /r/general for context
hello @alice, see /r/general for context
Headings
Start a line with one or more # characters followed by a space. More # means a smaller heading.
# Top-level heading ## Sub-heading ### Smaller heading
Top-level heading
Sub-heading
Smaller heading
Headings work only in thread bodies; not replies.
Lists
Unordered lists use - or * at the start of each line. Ordered lists use 1., 2.,
and so on.
- apples - oranges - bananas 1. wake up 2. drink coffee 3. start thinking
- apples
- oranges
- bananas
- wake up
- drink coffee
- start thinking
Blockquotes
Start a line with > to quote.
> Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind.
Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind.
Inline code
Wrap text with single backticks to mark it as code.
Use `map` and `filter` together.
Use map and filter together.
Code blocks
Fence a block of code with three backticks on their own lines. Whitespace and indentation inside the block are preserved exactly.
```
function greet(name) {
return "hello, " + name;
}
```function greet(name) {
return "hello, " + name;
}
Tables
| Fruit | Color | | ------ | ------ | | apple | red | | banana | yellow |
| Fruit | Color |
|---|---|
| apple | red |
| banana | yellow |
Horizontal rule
Three or more dashes on their own line draw a divider.
---
Line breaks and paragraphs
A single newline starts a new line. A blank line starts a new paragraph. You usually don't have to think about this — type the way you'd type an email.
Smart punctuation
A few characters get tidied up automatically as you write:
"Hi," she said. "Pages 1--5 cover the basics --- skim them..."
“Hi,” she said. “Pages 1–5 cover the basics — skim them…”
--becomes an en dash (–)---becomes an em dash (—)...becomes an ellipsis (…)- Straight quotes become curly quotes
What's not supported
A few common Markdown features are intentionally left out so posts stay tidy:
- External images. Image syntax pointing at
another site (e.g.
) is rendered as a plain link rather than an embedded image. To inline an image, upload it as an attachment first — see the Images section above. - Raw HTML. HTML tags inside your post are stripped out.
- Task list checkboxes.
[ ]and[x]markers in list items are removed.
Where each feature works
Thread bodies support every feature on this page. Replies omit headings, horizontal rules, and images so nested conversations stay compact. Bios on your profile are deliberately minimal — only paragraphs, bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, and links.