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So, Through this app, I've tried changing the text styles into "Bold", "Italic", "Strikethrough" by the parallel slide it offers just above the keyboard. But none of them works when Commenting on a post.

This is the very first time I'm officially testing the text styles in post.

This line should appear Bold This one should be Italic ~~This one should be Strikethrough~~ ^superscripst^ ~subscript~

If the upper 5 lines don't appear as different text style to you or to me, then what can be concluded from this? Is this the app's incompatibility or my device's incompatibility?

Additionally I'll try all the 5 styles in comments. Since I don't know if only I cannot see the effects from the app and others CAN see. Respose accordingly please.

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[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

IT IS THE F-CKING FONT! IT IS THE F-CKING FONT PROBLEM. STUPID PHONE AND IT'S STUPID THEME STORE !

Sorry, Gentlemen and Ladies to waste your precious time. My Phone's Optimization decided that it won't let me see a Bold Font inside this app for some reason.

I had been using a custom font all this time and the idea of setting the default font crossed my mind now.

Now I can see, interact and Write in every text style and can see them too.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

FYI you can edit your post, including the title, to indicate this is solved.

[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

If you want a line break without having an empty line in between, end the line with two spaces.

This
is
actually
possible.

The text formatting system used on Piefed and Lemmy is called Markdown. You can find an excellent short Markup tutorial in the net. It'll teach the rest.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

Really?
wow! Solong backslash!

\ rip 2017 - 2025

ive looked at markdown guides so many times how did i miss this?

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I did actually used line break in between the 5 styles.

But it appeared in one line. Dunno why. I didn't bother changing since other commenters said that they can see the 5 styles, both in post and in comment. Which is the main point.

I know the way to write in 5 or 6 styles in markup text format. But it seems like only the Bold ( Just to check again, I wrote Bold in actual Bold style ) style has a problem of not showing it to my own app interface.

[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 3 points 9 hours ago

I did actually used line break in between the 5 styles.

But it appeared in one line. Dunno why.

It appeared in one line because you did not end your lines with two spaces.
You write a line. Then you press the Space bar. Then you press the Space bar again.
And then you press Enter.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Weird, it’s all on one line, but I see all 5 styles

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I can see 4 except the Bold style.

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

Here's what I see (in Voyager)

[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I can see all of them in both post and comment, using both android and Apple device versions of the app.

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I can spot 4 styles except bold.

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Update: From the post, Only the Bold style hasn't been applied. I can see the other 4.

Now, time for comment.

Bold

Italic

~~Strikethrough~~

^Superscript^

~Subscript~

I'm guessing Bold will not work this time too.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They all seem right. iOS 26, Voyager 2.40.0

[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Working fine for me also, Voyager 2.40.1 on GrapheneOS

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Everything looks great on my iOS on Voyager

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Problem solved. It is a font optimization problem from my phone's end.

[–] Freaky@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, Bold did not work