# Discord Formatting & Timestamp Cheat Sheet A quick reference guide for Discord markdown, text styles, and dynamic timestamps. ## 1. Basic Formatting - **Bold**: `**text**` -> **text** - *Italic*: `*text*` -> *text* - ~~Strikethrough~~: `~~text~~` -> ~~text~~ - `Code`: `` `text` `` -> `text` ## 2. Dynamic Timestamps (Unix) Discord uses Unix timestamps to show local time for every user. Instead of calculating these manually, use a generator. - **Syntax**: `<t:1735689600:R>` - **Result**: "in 2 hours" (Adapts to user's timezone) > 🚀 **Tool:** Use [DiscTimestamps.com](https://disctimestamps.com) to instantly generate these codes with a live preview. ## 3. Colors (ANSI) Discord supports colored text in code blocks using `ansi`.