Formatting on Lemmy is miles ahead of Reddit

Consistency

As you may know, a message written in one Reddit client doesn't display the same in another. Here's an example:

::: spoiler Example

```
First line
Second line
```

reddit.com and the official app both render this correctly:

First line
Second line

old.reddit.com, however, renders everything on one line:

First line Second line

:::

They also differ in how they render subscripts with parentheses (a^(\(b\))), nested subscripts (a^b^c), and code blocks and lists that immediately follow text.

Lemmy doesn't have these issues, since its Markdown specification is clearly defined.

Images

On Reddit, if you want to add images to a text post, you have to use the Fancy Pants editor on reddit.com. If you attempt to edit such a post on the official app, a third-party app, old.reddit.com or the mobile site, these images simply turn into links. Additionally, you can't attach images in comments.

Lemmy lets you attach images from anywhere, including comments.

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Source	Rendered


Multi-line spoilers

Lemmy lets you clean up your post using spoilers:

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Source

::: spoiler Heading

Content
:::

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Rendered

::: spoiler Heading

Content :::

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Subscript text

Source	Rendered
H~2~O	H~2~O