Markdown to Telegram Converter
Telegram keeps double-asterisk bold but flips italic to double underscores, and copynpaste outputs the right delimiters.
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How Markdown maps to Telegram
| Feature | Markdown | Telegram |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | **x** | **x** |
| Italic | *x* | __x__ |
| Strikethrough | ~~x~~ | ~~x~~ |
| Spoiler | none | ||x|| |
Common gotchas
- Telegram typed in-app uses double-delimiter bold **x** and double-underscore italic __x__.
- Telegram supports spoilers with ||x||, which Markdown does not have.
- If you are sending to a Telegram bot with MarkdownV2, remember it requires escaping several characters.
Frequently asked
- What happens to Markdown bold and italic in Telegram?
- Markdown bold **x** carries over as **x**, while Markdown italic *x* is rewritten to the double underscore __x__ that the Telegram app uses.
- Does Telegram support spoilers?
- Yes, Telegram wraps spoilers in double pipes, like ||hidden||.