This guide explains how to insert rich text and images into your messages on kChat.

Formatting message text (markdown)

Here are the symbols to add before and after your text to format it in the desired style:

line of code

You can also insert the following:

Inserting an image into the message…

… from a URL

Insert the following code into your message, replacing the alt text and the image address (URL) with the image link (the latter must be accessible and visible on the Web):

![alt-text](https://www.domain.xyz/xyz/image.png)

Example

Message with the image insertion syntax:

And if the URL to the image is in your clipboard, simply paste the link into a conversation and the image will be added to your message.

… from your hard drive or kDrive

Click on the paperclip icon to insert an existing image from your hard drive or from kDrive:

The image will be inserted into the message, which you can then send directly in the conversation without necessarily adding additional text.