Tips for formatting Slack messages

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Updated at August 20th, 2025

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Text Inline code and blockquotes Lists Links New lines Emoji Mentions and notifications

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Inline code blocks that are a single word or line: wrap your text with a single backtick (`).
`inline code block`
For inline code blocks that are a block of text: wrap your text with three backticks.
```inline code block text block```
For blockquotes: start the blockquote with a closing angle bracket (>).
>blockquote

Ordered lists: type the number, a period (.), and a space before your text.
1. ordered list
Bulleted lists: it's not possible to format bulleted lists in the same way it's done directly on Slack (using asterisks). However, you can mimic the formatting using the bullet point symbol (•) and a space before your text. • bulleted list

No special formatting is required. To add a new line, use the return (enter) key on your keyboard.

Note

You can enter only enter a single new line between lines of text. Two or more consecutive new lines are not supported.

User mentions: type an open angle bracket, the at symbol (@), the user’s Slack member ID (see below how to find the member ID), and a closing angle bracket.
<@UG1234567>
“Everyone” notification (notifies everyone in your workspace in the #general channel): type an open angle bracket, an exclamation point (!), “everyone”, and a closing angle bracket.
<!everyone>
“Here” notification (notifies active members in a specific channel): type an open angle bracket, an exclamation point (!), “here”, and a closing angle bracket.
<!here>
“User group” notification (notifies all members of a user group): type an open angle bracket, an exclamation point (!), type in “subteam” , a caret symbol (^), the user group ID (see below how to find the group ID), and a closing angle bracket.
<!subteam^abcde123456>

Tip

Note

Your workspace may disable notifications or usage of @here and @everyone. Contact your Slack administrator to verify if notifications are enabled.