I've been experimenting with ways to add light formatting into the text-only world of Special Fish.

Links
Any link starting with http:// or https:// is wrapped in an <a> tag.

Dates
Any date e.g. 2.8.2025 gets a small CSS outline to help distinguish it from other text. This was inspired by users timestamping their journal entries in on their profiles.

HTML comments
It somehow feels very special to be able to write directly into the source of your profile. You can use <!-- HTML comments --> to do this. Inspired by a conversation with Polina.

Hex colors
When you type a hex color e.g. #b8c4d9 a small color box appears next to the hex code. This was inspired by VS Code.

Mentions
Mentioning a user e.g. @goldfinch links their handle and adds their profile color. It also adds a mention to their account (no notifications).

Special formatting on Special Fish.

Special formatting or hyperspecific formatting inspired by the community. Wondering if there's a better term for this.