A friendly field guide for writing Food Army resources in Discord.

Headings

Start a line with #, ##, or ### to make a heading.

This is a third-level heading

Emphasis and corrections

Write **bold** for bold, *italics* for italics, and ***both*** for both.

Use <u>underline</u> for underline and ~~strikethrough~~ for strikethrough.

Put something between two pairs of bars, like <span class="discord-spoiler" tabindex="0">hidden detail</span>, to make a spoiler that appears when opened.

Quotes

Start a line with > for a block quote.

Keep the useful part easy to find.
A quote can continue across several lines.

Use >>> when the rest of a message should be one continuous quote.

Lists

Use - for bullets and indent to nest an item:

  • Choose the topic
  • Share what you learned
    • Add a source when one is available
  • Update the resource when the facts change

Use numbers for steps:

  1. Write a clear title
  2. Explain the useful idea
  3. Add the right forum tags

Links

Write [helpful label](https://example.com) to create a helpful labeled link. A plain link such as https://discord.com also works.

Code and exact text

Wrap a short value in backticks, like soil_moisture, to keep it exact.

Use three backticks for a code block:

bed: north-03
status: ready
next: seed

Small notes

Start a line with -# for quieter supporting text.

This is useful for a source note or a brief aside.

That is the Markdown Food Army resources currently carry from Discord into the website.