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# Message formatting
Glue uses markdown to format messages. The following features are supported:
* Text styling
* Bold
* Italics
* Strikethrough
* Links
* User mentions
* Inline code
* Code blocks
* Blockquotes
* Paragraphs
* Lists
* Ordered
* Unordered
These features are described in detail below.
## **Text Styling**
**Bold**
To make text bold, wrap it with two asterisks (`**`) or two underscores (`__`). For example:
```
**This is bold text**
__This is also bold text__
```
Displays as:
**Italics**
To italicize text, wrap it with one asterisk (`*`) or one underscore (`_`). For example:
```
*This is italic text*
_This is also italic text_
```
Displays as:
**Strikethrough**
To strikethrough text, wrap it with two tildes (`~~`). For example:
```
~~This text is strikethrough~~
```
Displays as:
**Bold and Italics Combined**
You can combine bold and italics for even more emphasis. For example:
```
***This is bold and italic text***
___This is also bold and italic text___
```
Displays as:
## **Links**
To create a hyperlink, use square brackets `[ ]` to set the text and parentheses `( )` to set the URL. For example:
```
[Glue](https://glue.ai)
```
Displays as:
**User Mentions**
To mention a user in our chat app, use the following format:
```
[Jason Yonker](glue:usr_2PtTG7GFSgcgwfpeDOBGEQtyB24)
```
Displays as:
## **Inline Code**
To include inline code, wrap your text with backticks (\`). For example:
```
Here is some inline code: `print("Hello, World!")`
```
Displays as:
## **Code Blocks**
For longer code snippets, use triple backticks (\`\`\`) before and after your code block. You can also specify the language for syntax highlighting. For example:
````
```python
for i in range(10):
print(i)
```
````
Displays as:
## **Blockquotes**
To create a blockquote, use the greater than (`>`) symbol followed by a space. For example:
```
> This is a blockquote.
```
Displays as:
## **Paragraphs**
To create paragraphs, simply separate your text with one or more blank lines. For example:
```
This is the first paragraph.
This is the second paragraph.
```
Displays as:
## **Lists**
**Unordered Lists**
To create an unordered list, use `-`, `*`, or `+` followed by a space. For example:
```
- Item 1
- Item 2
- Subitem 1
- Subitem 2
* Item 3
+ Item 4
```
Displays as:
**Ordered Lists**
To create an ordered list, use numbers followed by a period and a space. For example:
```
1. First item
2. Second item
1. Subitem 1
2. Subitem 2
3. Third item
```
Displays as: