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.