How Do You Use Discord Spoiler Tags? Text, Images and Settings

To add a spoiler tag on Discord, highlight the text or attach the image, click the eye icon (Spoiler) or wrap the text in "||" on both sides. Spoiler tags are a vital part of online communities, including Discord, where all kinds of current entertainment are discussed. If you are active in a server where you discuss beloved TV shows, the latest movies, new video games or even tragic or triggering content, it is important to know how to create spoiler tags to keep your community happy. When applied, these tags cover Discord content with a black bar or a spoiler warning that other people in the server can click to reveal. Here is how they work, the best ways to do it and how to control your spoiler settings if your own preferences are a bit different.

How Do You Make Spoiler Tags on Discord?

Make sure you are logged in to Discord and ready to compose a message. You may want to create a private server or join a harmless community when testing spoiler tags to get an idea of how they work. When you are ready, here is what you need to do:

• Type your message in the chat box as you normally would.
• Highlight the part of your text you want to cover as a spoiler. It can be the whole message or just a part of it. This is easiest with your mouse, but if you are on mobile, you should be able to long-press and move your finger to highlight the right section.
• A small menu with various formatting options opens above the highlighted text. On the right side you will see a square with an eye icon in it. This is the spoiler button. Select it and the text you highlighted will be blocked automatically until someone clicks it. On mobile, this may just be an option that says mark as spoiler.
• Note that you can still see your own text in the text box, but there will now be two bars with spoilers on each side. This is the Markdown syntax that shows where the spoiler is, and it is an alternative to clicking if you are a quick typist. Start your spoilers with "||" and end them with "||" and you should be good to go. Enter your text in the chat and the spoiler will work fine. This may be a better option on the mobile app, where fingers can make mistakes.

How Do You Spoiler an Image on Discord?

You can also spoiler images on Discord, and the process is more or less the same. Add an image while composing your message and select it to see your formatting options. Again, look for the Eye icon, this time usually on the left. When you select it, the image will appear blurred with a spoiler warning on it.

If you do not want people to see a link automatically, you can also obscure almost any URL. Just add "||" on both sides of the URL in the Markdown language we showed above, and it will be hidden.

How Do You Skip Spoilers on Discord?

Finally, Discord lets you control how you see spoilers, which can save a lot of time in certain communities depending on your preferences.

• Go to User Settings, then select Text & Images from the menu on the left.
• Here, look at the Show spoiler content section. Here you will have a few different options depending on how you want to view spoilers, including On servers I moderate and Always.
• These options are currently only available on the desktop version of Discord, so do not try looking for them on mobile.

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