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My message shows as a code block in Discord, but how do I add a straight colored line beside the block?

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Unfortunately you can't color single-line code blocks in Discord. Using a block code should work, however.

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When I use text highlighting, can I add code using the things?

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That isn't possible unless you use two code boxes with two color codes.

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How do I color text on discord?

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You can format Discord code blocks to show colored text, you can do ```diff -(text here) ``` to make text red.

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Is there a way to send embed messages?

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Right now, only Discord bots can send embeds. It isn't possible for users to send embeds.

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I put a full code for a webpage (HTML) and some stuff is blue, some is yellow while some is red. Why does that happen? Is it pointing out mistakes and such?

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This is syntax highlighting. The different colors symbolise different parts of the syntax such as tags, data types, attributes etc. Examples can be found on the highlight.js demo site.

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Can you actually code anything with this feature? Or is it just to share the lines of code with people?

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The feature is primarily for syntax highlighting. Discord is a chat application, not a code editor or IDE. So it's just to share pretty code with others.

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