How do you blur text in Discord?

To blur text in Discord, wrap your text with two vertical bars (pipes) on each side: ||your text||. For example, typing 'The killer is ||the detective||' will hide 'the detective' behind a clickable black spoiler box. You can also highlight any text in Discord Desktop or Web and click the eye icon to mark it as a spoiler.

What is the shortcut for spoiler text in Discord?

On Discord Desktop (Windows/Mac), highlight the text you want to conceal and use the keyboard shortcut or click the floating 'Eye' icon. Alternatively, type || before and after your message on any device.

How do you blur text in Discord on mobile (iPhone & Android)?

On Discord iOS and Android, type double vertical bars || on both sides of the word or sentence, like ||spoiler text||. On Android and iOS, you can also long-press the text, tap 'Select All' or select the desired words, tap the three dots in the context menu, and select 'Mark as spoiler'.

How do I blur or mark an image as a spoiler in Discord?

Before sending an image on Discord Desktop, click the eye icon labeled 'Mark as spoiler' in the attachment preview. On mobile, tap the image before sending and check 'Mark as spoiler'. Alternatively, rename your image file so it starts with 'SPOILER_' (e.g., SPOILER_photo.png) and Discord will automatically blur it.

Is blurring text in screenshots secure for sensitive data?

Traditional light blurring or pixelation can sometimes be reverse-engineered by modern AI de-blurring models (like Depix). For critical security tokens, passwords, credit card numbers, and legal PII, the safest method is 'Solid Black Redaction' (blacking out the pixels completely). Our client-side redactor supports both irreversible blackouts and high-radius privacy blurs.

Does Bluro upload my screenshots or text to any server?

No. Bluro is 100% client-side. All text transformations and image redactions run entirely inside your browser's local memory using the HTML5 Canvas API. Zero images, logs, or text strings are ever sent to our servers or third-party APIs.

Why shouldn't I use the iPhone Markup highlighter to redact text?

The default highlighter pen in iOS Markup is semi-transparent even after several strokes. Anyone can save your image, increase the exposure and contrast in photo editing tools, and read the text underneath. Bluro replaces pixel data on a Canvas, guaranteeing true redaction.

What is the spoiler syntax for Reddit and Telegram?

On Reddit, spoiler syntax is >!spoiler text!< (with no spaces between the exclamation mark and the letters). On Telegram, you can use double vertical bars ||spoiler text|| or select text and choose 'Spoiler' from the formatting popover.

Why does Reddit spoiler text fail or leak on mobile and Old Reddit?

Reddit's markdown parser requires that there are NO spaces immediately following the opening >! or preceding the closing ! ! spoiler ! !spoiler!<' with zero spaces.

How do you do spoiler text on Reddit?

To create spoiler text on Reddit, place '>!' at the beginning of your text and '! !Darth Vader is Luke's father!<.

Why is my Reddit spoiler tag not working or showing raw text?

The most common reason is adding a space after '>!' or before '! ! spoiler ! !spoiler!<'. Another reason is using Fancy Pants mode where characters are auto-escaped.

How do you spoiler multiple paragraphs on Reddit?

Reddit's Markdown parser cannot bridge spoiler tags across paragraph line breaks. You must apply '>!' and '! !' in paragraph 1 and close with '!<' in paragraph 2, both paragraphs will break and show plain text.

How do you mark an entire Reddit post as a spoiler?

When creating a post on Reddit, click the '+ Spoiler' tag button at the bottom of the post editor (next to OC and NSFW). This applies a global spoiler tag that blurs thumbnail previews across community feeds.

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Q: Why does Reddit spoiler text fail or leak on mobile and Old Reddit?

Reddit's markdown parser requires that there are NO spaces immediately following the opening >! or preceding the closing ! ! spoiler ! !spoiler!<' with zero spaces.

Learn the exact Reddit spoiler tag syntax (>!spoiler!<) and understand why the common "space-bug" causes your spoilers to leak on mobile and Old Reddit.

Quick Guide: Reddit Spoiler SyntaxMarkdown Rule

To hide spoiler text on Reddit, enclose your words between >! and !<. Crucially, there must be no spaces between the exclamation marks and your words: >!correct!<. When published in Markdown mode, Reddit renders a gray or black clickable spoiler shroud. If using the desktop Rich Text Editor (Fancy Pants), highlight the desired sentence and click the diamond icon with an exclamation mark.

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The Fatal Reddit "Space-Bug" Explained

Why your spoilers might look covered to you, but leak completely to thousands of mobile readers.

The modern Reddit desktop web browser uses a lenient Markdown parser that automatically forgives leading and trailing whitespace. However, the official Reddit iOS app, Android app, and old.reddit.com use a strict parser that breaks when any space touches the delimiter tags.

Correct (Safe on All Devices)

>!Zero spaces inside the tags!<

Works on New Reddit, Old Reddit, iOS app, and Android app.

Broken (Leaks on Mobile & Old Reddit)

>! Space after opening tag !<

Fails silently. Displays in plain visible text on mobile feeds!

How to Spoiler Multiple Paragraphs on Reddit

Unlike Discord where blocks can span line breaks, Reddit requires a separate spoiler tag pair for every single paragraph. A blank line breaks the Markdown parsing tree.

# Correct Multi-Paragraph Syntax:

>!This is the first paragraph of secret spoilers.!<

>!This is the second paragraph with its own tags.!<

If you omit the tags on paragraph 2, or leave paragraph 1 unclosed across a newline, both paragraphs will fail to render as spoilers.

Markdown Mode vs Fancy Pants Editor

Markdown Mode

When typing in Markdown Mode (or on third-party Reddit readers), type raw symbols >!spoiler!<. This gives you exact control over whitespace and ensures cross-platform compatibility.

Fancy Pants Rich Text Editor

On desktop Reddit, the default editor uses visual buttons. Highlight your text and click the Spoiler icon (a diamond with an exclamation mark). Do not type raw >! in Rich Text mode, or Reddit will escape them as \>\!.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I combine Reddit spoiler tags with bold text?

Yes. Place asterisks inside the spoiler tags: >!**bold spoiler**!<. Ensure the tags do not intersect.

Can community moderators unmask Reddit spoilers?

Yes. Clicking any spoiler unmasks it for the current reader. Additionally, Reddit moderation logs and push notifications often display message content in plain text.

How do I spoiler images on Reddit?

When posting an image, click the + Spoiler tag next to the NSFW flag before publishing. Reddit will blur the thumbnail on feed views.

How does Reddit syntax differ from Discord?

Discord uses double pipes ||text||, while Reddit uses arrow brackets with exclamation points >!text!<. See our Discord Guide.

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