Diaspora/Website

and a line of code indented by two spaces

To create a horizontal line, use at least three - - -, _ _ _ or * * * on a separate line. Any number above three will do the same thing and spaces between the characters do not matter.

A line of text above the horizontal rule.

The start of the next section of text.

Place either asterisks or underscores either side of a word or words to make them italic, bold or bold italic.

<em>Italics</em>: *word* or _word_

<strong>Bold</strong>: **word** or __word__

<strong><em>Bold italics</em></strong>: ***word*** or ___word___

You must of course match the number of asterisks/underscores either side of words for the formatting to work. Typing “I want to display this as a **bold* word” won’t display the word in bold.

Inline links

To create an %{inline_link}, use the following code:

[displayed text here](http://link.address.here "alt text")

The “alt text” is optional, and is displayed as a tool-tip when the cursor is moved over the link.

inline link

To add external images to your post, comment or private message, use the same code as for a link, but with an exclamation point at the front:


For this to work, you must provide a direct link to a valid image file, <em>not</em> to a web page with an image or images on it.