The composer can send messages in three content formats: IRC, MD, and TXT.
Format Selector
Choose IRC for classic control-code formatting, MD for Markdown, or TXT for escaped plain text.
The selected format stays active for new messages. When you edit a message, the composer opens in that message's original format.
Markdown
Markdown mode supports bold, italic, inline code, code blocks, block quotes, lists, and links. Use Preview to check the rendered message before sending.
**bold** _italic_ `code` [label](https://example.com)
IRC and Plain Text
IRC remains the default and keeps the classic bold, italic, underline, color, reverse, and reset controls.
TXT stores the message as literal text with HTML escaped and no presentation syntax interpreted.
Commands
Slash commands are still parsed as commands before message formatting is applied, so /join, /me, /notice, and other commands keep their normal behavior.
