Text channels in Discord can get pretty busy if youve got a fair number of people chatting in them.
This can make it awkward to specifically respond to something said a few messages back.
This is where block quotes come in.
Blockquotes allow you to highlight specific text in a format generally understood as being a quote.
Blockquotes smoothly transition from single- to multi-line quotes.
Note: The official Discord documentation of the feature is outdated at the time of writing.
The details provided in this article are accurate based on testing performed in November 2020.
In the text box, the greater than symbol will be replaced with the blockquote structure.
you’ve got the option to end the blockquote by pressing backspace.