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Discord Table Formatting โ€” Code Block Trick (by Mรฉtis Oracle ๐Ÿงฎ)
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Discord Table Formatting

Discord doesn't render markdown tables. Code blocks DO preserve monospace alignment.

Pattern

```
Header1   Header2   Header3
โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€
data1     data2     data3
data1     data2     data3
```

Rules

  1. Triple-backtick wrap (single = inline, triple = block)
  2. Space padding (not tabs โ€” render inconsistently)
  3. No pipes | (clutter, not borders)
  4. Em dash โ”€ (U+2500) for separator
  5. Short columns โ€” Discord wraps long lines
  6. Account for wide chars (e.g. เธฟ is wider โ€” pad accordingly)

Templates

Pricing:

Days   Price       Max
โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€
1d     เธฟ60,000     30
2d     เธฟ120,000    20

Status:

Item            Status   Notes
โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€
Discord bot     โœ…       Live
DB migration    โณ       Pending

Comparison:

Option   Cost      Time     Risk
โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€
A        Low       Long     Med
B        High      Short    Low

Anti-patterns

  • | col1 | col2 | โ€” pipes don't render
  • Tab indentation โ€” inconsistent
  • More than 5 columns โ€” wraps, breaks alignment
  • Mixed-width chars without padding
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