lemmy/docs/src/about/guide.md

# Lemmy Guide

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- `@a_user_name` to get a list of usernames.
- `!a_community` to get a list of communities.
- `:emoji` to get a list of emojis.

## Sorting

*Applies to both posts and comments*

Type | Description
--- | ---
Active | Trending sort based on the score, and the most recent comment time.
Hot | Trending sort based on the score, and the post creation time.
New | Newest items.
Top | The highest scoring items in the given time frame.

For more detail, check the [Post and Comment Ranking details](ranking.md).

## Markdown Guide

Type | Or | … to Get 
--- | --- | ---
\*Italic\* | \_Italic\_  | _Italic_ 
\*\*Bold\*\* | \_\_Bold\_\_ | **Bold** 
\# Heading 1 | Heading 1 <br> ========= | <h4>Heading 1</h4>
\## Heading 2 | Heading 2 <br>--------- | <h5>Heading 2</h5>
\[Link\](http://a.com) | \[Link\]\[1\]<br>⋮ <br>\[1\]: http://b.org | [Link](https://commonmark.org/) 
!\[Image\](http://url/a.png) | !\[Image\]\[1\]<br>⋮ <br>\[1\]: http://url/b.jpg | ![Markdown](https://commonmark.org/help/images/favicon.png) 
\> Blockquote | | <blockquote>Blockquote</blockquote>
\* List <br>\* List <br>\* List | \- List <br>\- List <br>\- List <br> | *   List <br>*   List <br>*   List <br>
1\. One <br>2\. Two <br>3\. Three | 1) One<br>2) Two<br>3) Three | 1.  One<br>2.  Two<br>3.  Three
Horizontal Rule <br>\--- | Horizontal Rule<br>\*\*\* | Horizontal Rule  <br><hr>
\`Inline code\` with backticks | |`Inline code` with backticks 
\`\`\`<br>\# code block <br>print '3 backticks or'<br>print 'indent 4 spaces' <br>\`\`\` | ····\# code block<br>····print '3 backticks or'<br>····print 'indent 4 spaces' | \# code block <br>print '3 backticks or'<br>print 'indent 4 spaces'
::: spoiler hidden or nsfw stuff<br>*a bunch of spoilers here*<br>::: | | <details><summary> hidden or nsfw stuff </summary><p><em>a bunch of spoilers here</em></p></details>
Some ~subscript~ text | | Some <sub>subscript</sub> text
Some ^superscript^ text | | Some <sup>superscript</sup> text

[CommonMark Tutorial](https://commonmark.org/help/tutorial/)