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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