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__
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Italics
To italicize text, wrap it with one asterisk (*
) or one underscore (_
). For example:
*This is italic text*
_This is also italic text_
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Strikethrough
To strikethrough text, wrap it with two tildes (~~
). For example:
~~This text is strikethrough~~
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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___
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Links
To create a hyperlink, use square brackets [ ]
to set the text and parentheses ( )
to set the URL. For example:
[Glue](https://glue.ai)
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User Mentions
To mention a user in our chat app, use the following format:
[Jason Yonker](glue:usr_2PtTG7GFSgcgwfpeDOBGEQtyB24)
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Inline Code
To include inline code, wrap your text with backticks (`). For example:
Here is some inline code: `print("Hello, World!")`
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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)
```
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Blockquotes
To create a blockquote, use the greater than (>
) symbol followed by a space. For example:
> This is a blockquote.
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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.
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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
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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
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