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Mynima / Myn_ma
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2024-09-06 05:31:58
in reply to nevent1q…nq3x

Mynima on Nostr: NIP-01 covers basic requirements for clients to present formatting characters (line ...

NIP-01 covers basic requirements for clients to present formatting characters (line breaks, double quotes etc.). NIP-23 covers long form which allows for Markdown styling.

As was mentioned it is up to your client how these things look to you. For other clients you cannot assume the same. For your example in Damus I just see a text string with double asterisks either side of the words.
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