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Make your message text small on Discord
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Do you want to use small text in Discord? This formatting is called "subtext" and can be added anywhere throughout your message. You'll just need to use the right code. Here's how to use small text on Discord using your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Formatting Small Text on Discord
- To type in small text on Discord, add -# before your message.
- Small text allows you to add subtext in your Discord messages.
- Subtext changes the text size to a smaller size in Discord messages.
Steps
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Using Subtext
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Launch Discord. You can use the Discord app on a computer or mobile device.- You can also use Discord in your browser at https://discord.com/
- Subtext (small text) lets you make Discord's typical chat font size smaller. [1] X Research source
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Navigate to a chat. You can select a server or Direct Message from the side panel.Advertisement -
Use the code -# before your text. Be sure to add a space after the code. This code will format the following text as subtext (small text).- To skip to the next line without sending the message, hold Shift
and press Enter/Return
.
- On mobile devices, Shift is usually the "capitalize" arrow.
- To skip to the next line without sending the message, hold Shift
and press Enter/Return
.
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Enter your text. You'll see a preview of your text in the subtext size. -
Press ↵ Enter or tap the arrow. This will send your message with the subtext.- If you want to delete the message, right-click the message or tap and hold the message. Then, select Delete Message . Select Delete again.
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