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Reddit formatting, with a live preview
Reddit formats text with its own version of Markdown. Type a post or comment on the left and see how it will look on the right, before you post it.
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A short review
I've used it for three months. The setup took ten minutes, not the two days I expected.
What about the price?
- $9 a month for one person
- $29 for a team
| Plan | Price | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $9 | 1 |
| Team | $29 | 5 |
The ending: it was worth it. Details in r/helpnot really
Line one ends with two spaces
so line two starts on a new line.
indent four spaces for a code block
Cheat sheet
| For | Type | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Italic | *italic* or _italic_ | |
| Bold | **bold** or __bold__ | |
| Bold and italic | ***both*** or ___both___ | |
| Strikethrough | ~~struck out~~ | |
| Spoiler | >!hidden until tapped!< | |
| Superscript | ^word or ^(several words) | |
| Inline code | `code` | |
| Link | [text](https://example.com) | |
| Community or user | r/help or u/reddit | Linked automatically, with or without a slash in front. |
| Heading | # Big or ## Smaller | |
| Bulleted list | - item | One item per line. |
| Numbered list | 1. item | |
| Quote | > quoted text | |
| Code block | Four spaces before each line | |
| Table | | a | b | then |---|---| on the next line | Colons in the second line set the alignment: :--- left, ---: right, :---: center. |
| Line break | Two spaces at the end of the line | A backslash at the end also works, but only on www.reddit.com, not old Reddit. |
| New paragraph | A blank line | More blank lines don't add more space. |
To show a symbol as itself, put a backslash in front of it: \*not italic\*.
Where Markdown works
On reddit.com the box you write in is the rich text editor by default. Typed symbols are posted as they are unless you switch to the Markdown editor first. On old.reddit.com the box is always Markdown.
In the mobile apps, Reddit says it is retiring the Markdown editor for posts and comments, and that typed Markdown no longer converts there. Use the app's formatting buttons, or write on reddit.com.
Markdown is also what you write in these places, which matters if you run a community:
- The community's wiki.
- The sidebar and the community rules.
- The text people see when they submit a post on old Reddit.
What goes wrong most
- Lines run together. One press of Enter doesn't start a new line. End the line with two spaces, or leave a blank line.
- Stars show up in the post. You typed Markdown into the rich text editor. Switch to the Markdown editor and paste again.
- A table shows as pipes and dashes. The row of dashes under the header is missing, or it has a different number of columns than the header.
- Extra blank lines do nothing. Reddit collapses them. The space between paragraphs is always the same.
Questions people ask
- How do I format text on Reddit?
- Two ways. The rich text editor has buttons for bold, italics, links and the rest. Or switch to the Markdown editor and type the symbols yourself: two asterisks around a word for bold, one for italic, two tildes for strikethrough, and so on (Reddit Help).
- Why isn't my Markdown working in the Reddit app?
- Reddit is moving its mobile apps to the rich text editor only, and says typed Markdown no longer converts there. Markdown works on reddit.com and old.reddit.com (Reddit Help). On reddit.com you also have to switch the editor to Markdown first, or the symbols are posted as plain text.
- How do I start a new line on Reddit?
- Pressing Enter once isn't enough: Reddit joins the two lines into one paragraph. End the first line with two spaces, or leave a blank line to start a new paragraph (Reddit's Formatting Guide).
- How do I hide a spoiler on Reddit?
- Put a greater-than sign and an exclamation mark before the text, and an exclamation mark and a less-than sign after it. Readers see a covered block and tap it to read. The Spoiler button above does it for you.
- How do I make a table on Reddit?
- Write the header row with a pipe between columns, then a row of dashes, then one line per row. The Table button above puts one in for you to fill.
- Is the preview exactly what Reddit will show?
- It follows Reddit's Formatting Guide, and the common cases match. Reddit's own renderer has the last word, and new and old Reddit differ in small ways, so check a long post on Reddit before you rely on it.
- Is what I type saved or sent anywhere?
- No. The preview is made in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us.
Sources
Every fact about Reddit on this page comes from Reddit's own help pages, read on the date shown. Reddit changes them; tell us if something here is out of date.
- Reddit Help: Formatting Guide read November 9, 2026
- Reddit Help: How do I format my comment or post? read November 9, 2026
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