Discord embed cheatsheet — every field, with examples

Discord embeds are versatile but inconsistently documented. Here's a one-page reference for everything an embed can hold.

Core fields

• title — bold, up to 256 chars. Optional link.
• description — body text, up to 4096 chars. Supports markdown.
• color — sidebar color, integer (0x5865f2 for blurple).
• timestamp — ISO 8601 string, renders bottom-right.
• url — makes the title clickable.

Author block

• author.name — up to 256 chars, small text top of embed.
• author.url — clickable author.
• author.icon_url — small avatar next to author name.

Fields

Array of up to 25 { name, value, inline } objects.

• name — bold label, up to 256 chars.
• value — content, up to 1024 chars.
• inline — display side-by-side (max 3 per row).

Footer

• footer.text — small text bottom-left, up to 2048 chars.
• footer.icon_url — small icon next to footer text.

Media

• image.url — big image at bottom.
• thumbnail.url — small image top-right.

Limits

• Total embed payload: 6000 chars across all fields.
• Up to 10 embeds per message.

Try it

Use the TopDiscord embed generator to design embeds with a live preview.