How To Make Words Slanted In Discord

Okay, so picture this: I'm in a Discord server, right? A very important server, obviously. (Aren't they all, though?) Someone drops a meme. I need to respond, and I need to respond with... flair. Just a touch of something extra. I tried to be extra sarcastic once and totally botched the formatting. Let’s just say it involved way too many asterisks and looked like my keyboard had a seizure. It wasn't pretty.

Turns out, adding a little bit of style to your Discord text – like making it slanted – isn't as hard as launching a rocket (though sometimes that feels easier, am I right?). It's all about knowing the magic characters. And trust me, once you know them, you'll be slanting everything in sight. Be warned: It's addictive.

The Secret Ingredient: Asterisks (But Just One!)

Alright, here's the deal. To make your text italic, or slanted, or, as some cool cats call it, emphasized, you only need one thing: a single asterisk (). Yep, that's it. I know, I know, anticlimactic, right?

Here’s how it works: put an asterisk before and after the word or phrase you want to slant. Like this: *Hello there! See? Magic! It becomes Hello there!

Pro Tip: You can slant entire sentences, even paragraphs! Just make sure the asterisk is at the very beginning and the very end. Don't put any spaces between the asterisk and the first/last letter of your phrase. Discord is picky like that.

Slanting Multiple Words? No Problem!

Want to slant more than one word? Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Just slap those asterisks around the whole phrase. For example: This is a very slanted sentence. Becomes This is a very slanted sentence. Boom. Nailed it.

Think of it like giving your words a little hug… a hug made of asterisks. Awww.

But What About Asterisks In My Sentence?

Okay, good question! What if you actually need an asterisk in your sentence? Like, you're talking about multiplication or something equally math-y? Discord might get confused and try to italicize things you don't want italicized. Don't panic! There's a simple fix: the backslash (\). This is your escape character.

Just put a backslash before the asterisk that you want to actually appear as an asterisk. Like this: 2 \* 2 = 4. Discord will display: 2 * 2 = 4. You're welcome.

Other Fun Formatting Tricks (Because Why Not?)

While we're at it, let's quickly cover some other cool Discord formatting options. Because once you start, you can't stop, right?

• Bold: Use two asterisks () around your text. Like this!* becomes Like this!
• Underline: Use two underscores (__) around your text. __Like this!__ becomes Like this!
• Strikethrough: Use two tildes (~~) around your text. ~~Like this!~~ becomes Like this!
• Code Block: Use one backtick (`) around your text for inline code. `Like this!` becomes Like this!
• Multi-line Code Block: Use three backticks (```) before and after your text.

  Like this!
  On multiple lines!

Experiment! Have fun! Go wild! Just don't be *that person who formats every single word in their messages. A little goes a long way. Trust me.

Go Forth and Slant!

So there you have it! Now you're armed with the knowledge to slant, bold, underline, and strikethrough your way to Discord dominance. (Okay, maybe not dominance, but at least you'll have slightly more visually appealing text.)

Go forth and impress your friends, confuse your enemies, and generally make the Discord world a slightly more interesting place, one slanted word at a time. And remember, if you mess it up, just blame it on the lag. Everyone does. 😉