zulip/templates/zerver/help/view-the-markdown-source-of-a-message.md

View the markdown source of a message

If one of your peers sends a message, you can view the markdown of the message to learn more about formatting tricks or to reuse their markdown in a reply.

To view the markdown source of an message, simply hover your mouse over the message and press the down chevron button near the upper right corner.

Opening a screen like this:

Next, press on the View Source button and you should see this screen pop up, showing you the markdown source.

Note: You can also view the markdown of your own messages if they are too old to edit.