Markdown2Social Blog
Guides on markdown, character limits, and formatting for social networks.
- Slack Markdown Guide: mrkdwn Syntax, Formatting, and Pasting from Markdown (2026)
Slack doesn't render standard markdown—it uses mrkdwn. Single asterisks for bold, no headers, no list syntax. Here's the full cheat sheet and how to paste formatted text into Slack.
- Discord Markdown Guide: Commands, Examples & Live Preview
Learn every Discord markdown command — bold, spoilers, headers, code, timestamps — with copy-paste examples. Preview your message free before you post.
- How Every Social Platform Mangles Your Markdown
A citable, feature-by-feature guide to how twelve social platforms handle markdown—what survives, what gets stripped, and the character-count quirks that trip you up.
- How to Format Reddit Posts with Markdown
Format Reddit posts and comments with markdown: bold, strikethrough, superscript, spoiler tags, tables, and code blocks—and the editor switch to fix first.
- Discord Colored Text: ANSI Color Codes Explained
How colored text works in Discord: the ansi code block, the full ANSI color code reference, worked escape sequences, and fixes for text that refuses to color.
- Write Once: Markdown for Multiple Social Platforms
Why a single markdown draft beats rewriting the same post twelve times—and how to respect each network’s limits.
- X Post Character Limits and Formatting Tips
Stay within X’s character budget, use bold where it still works, and avoid surprises when you paste from a markdown editor.
- How to Format LinkedIn Posts with Markdown
Learn how to turn markdown into LinkedIn-safe bold, italics, and lists using Unicode formatting—without fighting the native editor.