How to Format Text as Code in Discord

November 2022 · 4 minute read

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a code line or code box in Discord chat. You can do this on both desktop and mobile versions of Discord. Open Discord. Click or double-click the Discord app icon, which resembles the white Discord...

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On Desktop

  • Picture 1 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Open Discord. Click or double-click the Discord app icon, which resembles the white Discord logo on a purple background. This will open the Discord chat window if you're logged in.
  • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password and click Login.
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    Select a channel. Click the channel to which you want to send your text in the upper-left side of the page.

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    Click the message text box. This is at the bottom of the Discord window.

  • Picture 4 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Press the back-tick key. It's the ` key typically found in the upper-left side of the keyboard on the same key as the tilde (~). Doing so will type one back-tick into the Discord text box.
  • If you want to format a block of code, skip this step and the next three steps.
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    Enter the text you want to format. Type in the word or phrase you want to format as a line of code.

  • Picture 6 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Press the back-tick key again. You should now have one back-tick on each side of the text you're sending as a code.
  • For example, if you're trying to format the line "I like trains", you would have `I like trains` typed into the text box.
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    Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will format and send your message.

  • Picture 8 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Format a block of code. If you want to send a sample of code (e.g., an HTML page) to someone through Discord, you can type three back-ticks (```) before and after the text and then press ↵ Enter.[1]
  • For example, to format the code "" as a block, you would type`````` into Discord and press ↵ Enter.
  • If you want to set a specific language for your code block, type the three apostrophes, type in the language (e.g., css) on the first line, create a new line, and add the rest of your code before typing the closing three apostrophes.

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    On Mobile

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    Open Discord. Tap the Discord app icon, which resembles a white Discord logo on a purple background. Doing so will open the Discord chat page if you're logged into your account.

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    Select a channel. Tap the channel to which you want to send your text.

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    Tap the chat text box. It's at the bottom of the screen.

  • Picture 12 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Type a back-tick. A back-tick can be typed in a couple of different ways depending on your phone:
  • iPhone — Tap 123 in the bottom-left corner of the keyboard, tap and hold the apostrophe icon above the return button, drag your finger left to select the far-left back-tick icon (`), and release your finger.
  • Android — Tap !#1 in the lower-left side of the keyboard, then tap the ` back-tick icon.
  • If you want to format a block of code instead, skip this step and the next three steps.
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    Enter your text. Type in the text you want to format.

  • Picture 14 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Type another back-tick. You should now have one back-tick on either side of your text.
  • For example, if you want to format the phrase "Hello there!", you would have `Hello there!` typed into the chat box.
  • Picture 15 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Tap the "Send" icon Picture 16 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord . It's to the right of the text box.
  • Picture 17 of How to Format Text as Code in Discord Format a block of code. If you want to send a sample of code (e.g., an HTML page) to someone through Discord, you can type three back-ticks (```) before and after the text and then tap the "Send" icon.
  • For example, to format the code "" as a block, you would type`````` into Discord.
  • If you want to set a specific language for your code block, type the three apostrophes, type in the code language (e.g., css) on the first line, create a new line, and add the rest of your code before typing the closing three apostrophes.
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    Update 05 March 2020

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