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# Format your messages
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[//]: # (All screenshots here require line-height: 22px and font-size: 16px in .message-content.)
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[//]: # (Requires some additional fiddling for the LaTeX picture, inline code block, and maybe a few others.)
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Zulip uses a variant of
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[GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet)
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to allow you to easily format your messages.
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* [Emphasis](#emphasis)
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* [Lists](#lists)
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* [Links and images](#links)
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* [Code and TeX](#code)
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* [Quotes](#quotes)
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* [Emoji and emoticons](#emoji-and-emoticons)
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* [Mentions](#mentions)
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* [Status messages](#status-messages)
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* [Tables](#tables)
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* [Paragraphs and lines](#paragraphs-and-lines)
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## Emphasis
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```
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**bold**, *italic*, and ~~strikethrough~~ text
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***~~All three at once~~***
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```
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## Lists
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Bulleted lists
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```
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* bulleted lists
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* with sub-bullets too
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* sub-bullets start with 2 spaces
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* start sub-sub-bullets with 4 spaces
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* multi
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line
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bullet
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- dashes and
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+ pluses are ok too
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```
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Numbered lists
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```
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1. numbered lists
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1. increment automatically
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1. one more
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```
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## Links
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Zulip auto-linkifies URLs and valid stream names. You can also add a
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[custom linkifier](/help/add-a-custom-linkification-filter) to link
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patterns like `#1234` to your ticketing system.
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```
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Auto-detected URL: zulipchat.com
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Named link: [Zulip homepage](zulipchat.com)
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Stream: #**announce**
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Custom linkifier: #1234 (links to ticket 1234 in your ticketing system)
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```
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## Images
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See [Share and upload files](/help/share-and-upload-files) to learn more
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about dropping, pasting, and attaching images.
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```
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[A whale of a good time](https://your.zulip.domain/user_uploads/1/46/IPvysqXEtiTG1ZdNBrwAZODi/whale-time.png)
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```
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## Code
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~~~
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Inline: `let x = 5`
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Code block:
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```
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def f(x):
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return x+1
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```
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Syntax highlighting:
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```python
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def fib(n):
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# TODO: base case
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return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2)
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```
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~~~
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You can also use `~~~` to start codeblocks, or just indent the code 4 or more spaces.
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Zulip supports syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages, and a
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typeahead will pop up when you start typing after the ` ``` `. If you can't
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find your language, search for it [here](http://pygments.org/docs/lexers)
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and try the **short names** listed for the lexers for your language.
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## Latex
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~~~
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Inline: $$O(n^2)$$
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Displayed:
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```tex
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\int_a^b f(t)\, dt = F(b) - F(a)
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```
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~~~
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## Quotes
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~~~
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> a multi-line
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quote on two lines
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normal text
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```quote
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A multi-paragraph
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quote in two paragraphs
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```
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~~~
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## Emoji and emoticons
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To translate emoticons into emoji, you'll need to
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[enable emoticon translations](/help/enable-emoticon-translations).
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You can also [add custom emoji](/help/add-custom-emoji).
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```
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:octopus: :heart: :zulip: :)
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```
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## Mentions
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Learn more about mentions [here](/help/mention-a-user-or-group).
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The numbers will be added automatically by the typeahead if needed for disambiguation.
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Users: @**Polonius** or @**Zoe|2132** (two asterisks)
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User group: @*support team* (one asterisk)
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Silent mention: @_**Polonius** (@_ instead of @)
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```
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## Status Messages
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```
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/me is away
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```
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## Tables
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The initial pipes (`|`) are optional if every entry in the first column is non-empty.
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The header separators (`---`) must be at least three dashes long.
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|| yes | no | maybe
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| A | left-aligned | centered | right-aligned
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| B | extra spaces | are | ok
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| C | **bold** *italic* ~~strikethrough~~ :smile: ||
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```
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## Paragraphs and lines
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One blank space for a new paragraph
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New line, same paragraph
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New paragraph
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---, ***, or ___ for a horizontal line
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Over the line
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Under the line
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```
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## In-app help
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A summary of the formatting syntax is available in-app.
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{!start-composing.md!}
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1. Click the A (<i class="fa fa-font"></i>) icon at the bottom of the compose box.
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