[ythn]

That's just normal markdown... sometimes I wish HN had basic markdown support: italics, `code`, [link](http://), etc.

Edit: looks like italics works...

[JumpCrisscross]

> sometimes I wish HN had basic markdown support: italics, `code`, [link](http\://)

I like seeing the URL (or at least the domain) before I click. Hovering over is annoying, particularly on mobile.

[gknoy]

I think it would be neat if HN were updated to support Markdown formatting, except that links could be auto-converted to a footnote-link as is the convention on this board.

[maxerickson]

Indentation also works. It's intended for code blocks.

  An indented block.
  Don't use it for quotes.
  People, especially on mobile, will complain.