Block quotes

A block quote sets text behind a vertical rule and dims it, so an excerpt reads as separate from your reply. Use it when you answer a specific line, paste a log, or preserve someone else’s wording. Discord adds the rule for you; the marker never reaches the reader.

One line

Start the line with > and a space, then the text. The marker has to be the first character on the line. The quote ends at the line break: the next line without > is ordinary text, and a > with no space stays as a literal character.

> deploy is blocked until the migration finishes

Several lines

Prefix every line with > and a space. Consecutive quoted lines join into one block, so the rule runs down the whole passage.

> first line
> second line
> third line

A single >>> at the start of a line quotes everything after it to the end of the message. That is quicker for a long log, but the quote only stops when the message does. Per-line markers let you stop exactly where you want.

Nested quotes

Discord does not stack quote levels. A second > does not add a deeper bar the way it does in some forum software, so >> is not a nested quote. If you paste a quote from a platform that uses >>, expect the extra marker to show as text.

For a reply chain, quote each message as its own block and separate the blocks with a blank line. The result is a series of quotes at the same level, which is easier to read than a stack of bars.

Quoting a code block

Prefix the opening fence, every line of code, and the closing fence with > and a space. The code block then sits inside the quote and keeps its monospace layout.

> ```js
> const total = price * quantity
> ```

A blank line inside the code needs the marker too. Without it, the quote ends and the rest of the code falls outside.

Paragraphs

A line containing only > is an empty quoted line. Use it between two paragraphs to keep them inside one quote; the rule continues down the left side and the pause stays part of the block. The next > line starts the second paragraph.

This is how you quote a long passage without turning every line into a separate quote. The empty marker is the difference between a pause and an ending.

Watch out

A blank line with no > ends the quote. If you want the quote to continue after a pause, put a bare > on the empty line instead of leaving it empty. Without that marker, the next line starts outside the quote, even if you add > again later; that later line begins a new block.