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Learn how to easily format your messages into a bulleted list
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Have you ever seen a Discord message with a fancy formatted bulleted list and wondered how to do that? Thankfully, creating those bulleted lists is super easy thanks to Discord's ability to display some Markdown formatting. In this article we'll teach you exactly how to type bullet points in Discord with or without Markdown. Keep reading to learn more!
How to Type Bullet Points in Discord
To create a bullet in Discord using Markdown, type a - or * followed by a space, then followed by your text. Add additional lines to make a bulleted list. You can also use an Alt code, copy and paste a bullet point symbol, or use emojis to insert bullets or create your own bulleted lists without Markdown.
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Bulleted List with Markdown
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Go to the channel or DM you want to send the bullet point list. Alternatively, you can write your message with bullet points in another location and copy the unsent message, then paste it in another location to send it.
- If you copy a sent Discord message with bullet points, the bullets won't copy. You'll have to edit the message to copy it with the formatting, or add the bullet points back in after you copy and paste it.
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Type a - or * . Discord allows some Markdown to be used in messages. Markdown is a simple markup language that can be used to format plain text. In Markdown, - and * can both be used to create bullet points if formatted correctly.Advertisement
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Add a space. After the - or * , add a single space. If a space isn't included, the hyphen or asterisk won't turn into a bullet point.
- You can also add spaces in front of the - or * to create an indented bullet point. Add one space to indent once, three spaces to indent twice, five spaces to indent three times, etc.
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Write the text that should go behind the bullet. Your message should look like this so far:
- - Example text here or * Example text here
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Add more lines for a bulleted list, if desired. If you want to create a bulleted list, add a line break and repeat steps 2 through 4 for each line. Once you've completed your bulleted list, you can send it. Discord will automatically format the hyphens or asterisks as bullet points. [1] X Research source
- To do a line break on desktop, press ⇧ Shift + ↵ Enter or ⇧ Shift + ⏎ Return .
- To do a line break on mobile, simply tap the ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return button.
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- To learn how to use more Markdown in Discord, check out these wikiHow articles on bolding and italicizing text , striking through text , and formatting text as code .Thanks
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