# Chat formatting

> All the chat markup: italic, bold, action, speech, out of character, drop cap, headings, separators, links, mentions, style codes, the color palette and the emoji.

Page: https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/referencia/formatacao/

The markup works in the room chat, in private conversations, in the `/leave` farewell and in the room’s welcome message. For everyday use, see [Chat](https://docs.rpgdesk.com/en/mesa/chat/#formatting).

## Markup

| You type                     | It shows                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `_italic_`                   | *italic*                                                                                 |
| `**bold**` or `__bold__`     | **bold**                                                                                 |
| `*action*`                   | ●action●, the character’s action, highlighted                                            |
| `"speech"`                   | “speech”, with curly quotes                                                              |
| `--speech--`                 | — speech —. Without the closing `--`, the speech runs to the end of the line             |
| `((comment))`                | 【comment】, out of character                                                              |
| `{O}nce upon a time`         | the **O** as a large drop cap. Only at the start of the message                          |
| `# Heading` (up to `######`) | a heading, on a line of its own                                                          |
| `---`, `***` or `___`        | a separator line, on a line of its own, at the start or after a blank line               |
| `https://…`                  | a link, which opens in another tab                                                       |
| `@Luana`                     | a mention: Luana hears a sound and sees the notice, even with the room in the background |

- `_` in the middle of a word does not become italic: `file_name_here` stays as it is.
- A blank line separates paragraphs; **Shift + Enter** breaks the line.
- Mentions work with the account name and with the nickname in the room.

## Style codes

The codes between `[§` and `]` turn styles on and off in the middle of the text. They are what the message box’s **Bold**, **Italic**, **Underline** and **Text color** buttons write.

| Code             | What it does                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `[§B]`           | turns bold on or off                                                         |
| `[§T]`           | turns italic on or off                                                       |
| `[§U]`           | turns underline on or off                                                    |
| `[§S]`           | turns strikethrough on or off                                                |
| `[§K4]`          | changes the text color: a palette number, `#rrggbb` or a color name (`gold`) |
| `[§K4,1]`        | changes the text color and the background color                              |
| `[§K]`           | back to the normal colors                                                    |
| `[§R]`           | swaps the text color with the background’s                                   |
| `[§O]`           | turns everything off                                                         |
| `[§I https://…]` | shows the image at that address                                              |

The letters can be lowercase (`[§b]`). A code that does not exist stays in the text, as written. For example, `[§B]Watch out:[§B] the bridge is [§K4]falling[§O]` gives “**Watch out:** the bridge is falling”.

## The palette

The numbers for `[§K]`. The **Text color** button offers the first 16 (0 to 15).

| Number | Color | Code      |
| ------ | ----- | --------- |
| 0      |       | `#ffffff` |
| 1      |       | `#000000` |
| 2      |       | `#000080` |
| 3      |       | `#008000` |
| 4      |       | `#ff0000` |
| 5      |       | `#800000` |
| 6      |       | `#800080` |
| 7      |       | `#ff7f00` |
| 8      |       | `#ffff00` |
| 9      |       | `#00ff00` |
| 10     |       | `#008080` |
| 11     |       | `#00ffff` |
| 12     |       | `#0000ff` |
| 13     |       | `#ff00ff` |
| 14     |       | `#808080` |
| 15     |       | `#c0c0c0` |
| 16     |       | `#f0f0f0` |
| 17     |       | `#e0e0e0` |
| 18     |       | `#888888` |
| 19     |       | `#eeeeee` |
| 20     |       | `#d6d6d6` |
| 21     |       | `#fff8e6` |
| 22     |       | `#003399` |
| 23     |       | `#bf810d` |
| 24     |       | `#ad2b2b` |
| 25     |       | `#602369` |
| 26     |       | `#8e0b2d` |
| 27     |       | `#13935a` |
| 28     |       | `#d83f1a` |

## Emoji

The shortcuts become emoji when they stand alone, between spaces. The word shortcuts are in Portuguese, the same in every language.

| You type            | It shows |   | You type            | It shows |
| ------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------- | -------- |
| `:)` `:-)`          | 🙂       |   | `:sorriso:` (smile) | 😄       |
| `:D` `:-D`          | 😄       |   | `:risada:` (laugh)  | 😂       |
| `;)` `;-)`          | 😉       |   | `:piscada:` (wink)  | 😉       |
| `:(` `:-(`          | 🙁       |   | `:triste:` (sad)    | 😢       |
| `:P` `:p`           | 😛       |   | `:raiva:` (anger)   | 😠       |
| `:O` `:o`           | 😮       |   | `:coracao:` (heart) | ❤️       |
| `<3`                | ❤️       |   | `:dado:` (die)      | 🎲       |
| `:espada:` (sword)  | ⚔️       |   | `:escudo:` (shield) | 🛡️      |
| `:caveira:` (skull) | 💀       |   | `:fogo:` (fire)     | 🔥       |
| `:magia:` (magic)   | ✨        |   | `:ok:`              | 👍       |

Pasted emoji (from your phone’s keyboard or from Windows, with **Win + .**) work too.

## What each person sees

In **Settings → Chat → Message formatting**, each person chooses how other people’s markup shows up for them: headings (`#`), separators (`---`), emoji and the drop cap. Whoever turns one off sees the text as it was written.