Text Formatting Cheat Sheet for Every App
Every app speaks a slightly different formatting language. Here is how to bold, italicise and more across the apps people paste between, side by side, plus a converter that translates for you.
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Copies the converted text the moment you paste or pick a destination, with no Copy click needed.Formatting markers, compared
| Feature | Telegram | Slack | Discord | Markdown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | *x* | **x** | *x* | **x** | **x** | **x** |
| Italic | _x_ | __x__ | _x_ | *x* | *x* | *x* |
| Strikethrough | ~x~ | ~~x~~ | ~x~ | ~~x~~ | ~~x~~ | ~~x~~ |
| Underline | none | none | none | __x__ | none | none |
| Inline code | `x` | `x` | `x` | `x` | `x` | `x` |
| Spoiler | none | ||x|| | none | ||x|| | >!x!< | none |
| Link | none | none | <url|text> | [text](url) | [text](url) | [text](url) |
| Heading | none | none | none | # x | # x | # x |
Rich-text apps like Notion, Google Docs and Word do not use markers at all. They store real formatting, so you paste actual bold and italic rather than symbols.