• burntbaconEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I am so confused right now. Is the octothorpe an ancient character of font sizing?

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      In CommonMark, which is the markdown system used by Lemmy, the octothorpe is used to denote header text.

      The octothorpe must be at the beginning of the line, but there is some disagreement among apps as to whether it needs to be followed by a space.

      # cromulent

      cromulent

      #cromulent

      #cromulent

      • burntbaconEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Huh. Weird. Today I learned. It’s interesting how your cromulents appear. Looks like the default view for the browser needs the octothorpe and the space for it to make it the header text.

    • davidgro@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Markdown does sometimes be that way, but it depends on the client. My app just shows the #s verbatim.