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Discord Table Formatting Templates

1. Simple Markdown Table

This style uses markdown table formatting. It's clean, minimal, and works well in Discord code blocks.

What it looks like:

| Basculegion | Chandelure  | Conkeldurr  | Crawdaunt   |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Dusknoir    | Golem       | Kommoo      | Mamoswine   |
| Mandibuzz   | Mienshao    | Ninetales   | Politoed    |
| Quagsire    | Shiftry     | Sinistcha   | Snorlax     |
| Trevenant   | Yanmega     |             |             |

How to set it up:

  • Use | to separate columns.
  • Use --- under the header row to create alignment.
  • Each row should have the same number of columns.

2. Box Drawing Table

This style uses box-drawing characters for a visually distinct table.

What it looks like:

β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ Basculegionβ”‚ Chandelure β”‚ Conkeldurr β”‚ Crawdaunt  β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€
β”‚ Dusknoir   β”‚ Golem      β”‚ Kommoo     β”‚ Mamoswine  β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€
β”‚ Mandibuzz  β”‚ Mienshao   β”‚ Ninetales  β”‚ Politoed   β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€
β”‚ Quagsire   β”‚ Shiftry    β”‚ Sinistcha  β”‚ Snorlax    β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”Όβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€
β”‚ Trevenant  β”‚ Yanmega    β”‚            β”‚            β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜

How to set it up:

  • Use box-drawing characters like β”Œ, ┬, ─, ┐, etc.
  • Align the columns by spacing out the content evenly.
  • Use β”œ for row dividers and β”” for the bottom line.

3. Minimal List Format

This is a simple, clean style using dashes and spacing for separation.

What it looks like:

- Basculegion   - Chandelure   - Conkeldurr   - Crawdaunt  
- Dusknoir      - Golem        - Kommoo       - Mamoswine  
- Mandibuzz     - Mienshao     - Ninetales    - Politoed   
- Quagsire      - Shiftry      - Sinistcha    - Snorlax    
- Trevenant     - Yanmega

How to set it up:

  • Use - for each item.
  • Space out items evenly across the line.

4. ASCII-Style Table

This style uses dashes and pipes for a retro ASCII feel.

What it looks like:

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Basculegion | Chandelure  | Conkeldurr  | Crawdaunt   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Dusknoir    | Golem       | Kommoo      | Mamoswine   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Mandibuzz   | Mienshao    | Ninetales   | Politoed    |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Quagsire    | Shiftry     | Sinistcha   | Snorlax     |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Trevenant   | Yanmega     |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

How to set it up:

  • Use + at the corners and intersections.
  • Use - for horizontal lines and | for vertical dividers.
  • Keep the column widths consistent for alignment.

5. Compact Inline Table

This style uses commas to keep everything tight and compact.

What it looks like:

Basculegion, Chandelure, Conkeldurr, Crawdaunt  
Dusknoir, Golem, Kommoo, Mamoswine  
Mandibuzz, Mienshao, Ninetales, Politoed  
Quagsire, Shiftry, Sinistcha, Snorlax  
Trevenant, Yanmega

How to set it up:

  • Separate entries with commas.
  • Use a line break after every four entries.

Discord Timestamp Formatting

For example, the date is the XGC 2 Year Anniversary – The Unix Epoch Timestamp is: 1740546000

Format Description Example Output Discord Timestamp
Full Date & Time (Short) Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM <t:1740546000:F>
Full Date & Time (Long) February 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM <t:1740546000:f>
Full Date (Long) February 26, 2025 <t:1740546000:D>
Short Date 2/26/25 <t:1740546000:d>
Full Time (Seconds Shown) 12:00:00 AM <t:1740546000:T>
Short Time 12:00 AM <t:1740546000:t>
Relative Time in 13 days <t:1740546000:R>

Other Discord Formatting

Channels & Roles / Browse Channels:

How to link to browse channels & channels and roles. When using the Discord client type the open and closing backticks "" then, move two spaces over so you're in the middle of the four backticks, and type it out to avoid it automatically turning into a Discord Native Link when the last >`` is typed.

  • <id:browsse>
  • <id:customize

Emoji's (Bot Emoji's)

- `:emoji_name:`                   ❌ Plain text, doesn't auto-convert
- `<:emoji_name:emoji_id>`         βœ… Static emoji from server/bot
- `<a:emoji_name:emoji_id>`        βœ… Animated emoji from server/bot
- **ID deleted/changed?**          ❌ Embed breaks with old ID
- **Same name emoji upload**       ❌ Old embed still points to old ID
- **Cross-server emoji**           βœ… If the bot has Use External Emojis permission```
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