# Lemmy Guide
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- `@a_user_name` to get a list of usernames.
- `!a_community` to get a list of communities.
- `:emoji` to get a list of emojis.
## Sorting
*Applies to both posts and comments*
Type | Description
--- | ---
Active | Trending sort based on the score, and the most recent comment time.
Hot | Trending sort based on the score, and the post creation time.
New | Newest items.
Most Comments | The posts with the most comments.
New Comments | The posts with most recent comments, IE a forum-style sort.
Top | The highest scoring items in the given time frame.
For more detail, check the [Post and Comment Ranking details](ranking.md).
## Markdown Guide
Type | Or | … to Get
--- | --- | ---
\*Italic\* | \_Italic\_ | _Italic_
\*\*Bold\*\* | \_\_Bold\_\_ | **Bold**
\# Heading 1 | Heading 1
========= | Heading 1
\## Heading 2 | Heading 2
--------- | Heading 2
\[Link\](http://a.com) | \[Link\]\[1\]
⋮
\[1\]: http://b.org | [Link](https://commonmark.org/)
!\[Image\](http://url/a.png) | !\[Image\]\[1\]
⋮
\[1\]: http://url/b.jpg | 
\> Blockquote | | Blockquote
\* List
\* List
\* List | \- List
\- List
\- List
| * List
* List
* List
1\. One
2\. Two
3\. Three | 1) One
2) Two
3) Three | 1. One
2. Two
3. Three
Horizontal Rule
\--- | Horizontal Rule
\*\*\* | Horizontal Rule
\`Inline code\` with backticks | |`Inline code` with backticks
\`\`\`
\# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
\`\`\` | ····\# code block
····print '3 backticks or'
····print 'indent 4 spaces' | \# code block
print '3 backticks or'
print 'indent 4 spaces'
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