diff --git a/src/Enums/TimestampStyle.php b/src/Enums/TimestampStyle.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tempcord\Discord\Enums;
+
+/**
+ * How Discord renders a timestamp.
+ *
+ * The client draws these in each reader's own timezone and locale, so a time
+ * written this way is correct for everyone who sees it.
+ *
+ * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#message-formatting-timestamp-styles
+ */
+enum TimestampStyle: string
+{
+    /** 16:20 */
+    case ShortTime = 't';
+
+    /** 16:20:30 */
+    case LongTime = 'T';
+
+    /** 20/04/2021 */
+    case ShortDate = 'd';
+
+    /** 20 April 2021 */
+    case LongDate = 'D';
+
+    /** 20 April 2021 16:20 — what Discord uses when no style is given. */
+    case ShortDateTime = 'f';
+
+    /** Tuesday, 20 April 2021 16:20 */
+    case LongDateTime = 'F';
+
+    /** 2 months ago */
+    case Relative = 'R';
+}
diff --git a/src/Format.php b/src/Format.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tempcord\Discord;
+
+use DateTimeInterface;
+use Tempcord\Discord\Enums\TimestampStyle;
+
+/**
+ * Discord's message markup.
+ *
+ * Mentions, timestamps and emoji are assembled by hand wherever a message is
+ * built, and one assembled slightly wrong renders as literal text rather than
+ * failing — a bot shows `<@123>` to its users and nothing says why. The shapes
+ * live here so they are spelled correctly once.
+ *
+ * @see https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#message-formatting
+ */
+final class Format
+{
+    public static function user(string $userId): string
+    {
+        return '<@' . $userId . '>';
+    }
+
+    public static function role(string $roleId): string
+    {
+        return '<@&' . $roleId . '>';
+    }
+
+    public static function channel(string $channelId): string
+    {
+        return '<#' . $channelId . '>';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A slash command, rendered as a link that fills it in when clicked.
+     *
+     * The name is the full path as the user types it, so a subcommand is given
+     * as "voice room limit".
+     */
+    public static function command(string $name, string $commandId): string
+    {
+        return '</' . $name . ':' . $commandId . '>';
+    }
+
+    public static function emoji(string $name, string $emojiId, bool $animated = false): string
+    {
+        return '<' . ($animated ? 'a' : '') . ':' . $name . ':' . $emojiId . '>';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A moment, drawn in each reader's own timezone.
+     *
+     * A plain integer is a Unix timestamp in seconds, which is what Discord
+     * takes; anything else is asked for one.
+     */
+    public static function timestamp(
+        DateTimeInterface|int $moment,
+        TimestampStyle $style = TimestampStyle::ShortDateTime,
+    ): string {
+        $seconds = $moment instanceof DateTimeInterface ? $moment->getTimestamp() : $moment;
+
+        return '<t:' . $seconds . ':' . $style->value . '>';
+    }
+
+    public static function code(string $text): string
+    {
+        return '`' . $text . '`';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $language a syntax highlighting hint, such as "php"
+     */
+    public static function codeBlock(string $text, ?string $language = null): string
+    {
+        return '```' . ($language ?? '') . "\n" . $text . "\n" . '```';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/FormatTest.php b/tests/FormatTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Tempcord\Discord;
+
+use DateTimeImmutable;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Tempcord\Discord\Enums\TimestampStyle;
+use Tempcord\Discord\Format;
+
+class FormatTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testMentionsAUser(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<@254766810296090626>', Format::user('254766810296090626'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMentionsARole(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<@&979052732218503178>', Format::role('979052732218503178'));
+    }
+
+    public function testMentionsAChannel(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<#979052732218503179>', Format::channel('979052732218503179'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A subcommand is mentioned by the whole path the user types, not just the
+     * leaf, and carries the id of the top level command it belongs to.
+     */
+    public function testMentionsASubcommandByItsFullPath(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('</voice room limit:12345>', Format::command('voice room limit', '12345'));
+    }
+
+    public function testFormatsACustomEmoji(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<:apex:12345>', Format::emoji('apex', '12345'));
+    }
+
+    public function testAnAnimatedEmojiIsMarkedAsOne(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<a:apex:12345>', Format::emoji('apex', '12345', animated: true));
+    }
+
+    public function testATimestampIsTakenAsSeconds(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('<t:1618928400:f>', Format::timestamp(1618928400));
+    }
+
+    public function testATimestampCanBeGivenAsADate(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            '<t:1618928400:f>',
+            Format::timestamp(new DateTimeImmutable('@1618928400')),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Discord's own default when a style is left off, so leaving it off here
+     * has to mean the same thing.
+     */
+    public function testTheDefaultStyleIsShortDateTime(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            Format::timestamp(1618928400, TimestampStyle::ShortDateTime),
+            Format::timestamp(1618928400),
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('stylesProvider')]
+    public function testATimestampCarriesItsStyle(TimestampStyle $style, string $expected): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($expected, Format::timestamp(1618928400, $style));
+    }
+
+    public static function stylesProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'short time' => [TimestampStyle::ShortTime, '<t:1618928400:t>'],
+            'long time' => [TimestampStyle::LongTime, '<t:1618928400:T>'],
+            'short date' => [TimestampStyle::ShortDate, '<t:1618928400:d>'],
+            'long date' => [TimestampStyle::LongDate, '<t:1618928400:D>'],
+            'short date and time' => [TimestampStyle::ShortDateTime, '<t:1618928400:f>'],
+            'long date and time' => [TimestampStyle::LongDateTime, '<t:1618928400:F>'],
+            'relative' => [TimestampStyle::Relative, '<t:1618928400:R>'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function testFormatsInlineCode(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('`/warn`', Format::code('/warn'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The closing fence has to be on its own line, or a block whose content
+     * ends without a newline swallows it.
+     */
+    public function testFormatsACodeBlock(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame("```\nechoed\n```", Format::codeBlock('echoed'));
+    }
+
+    public function testACodeBlockCanNameItsLanguage(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame("```php\n\$x = 1;\n```", Format::codeBlock('$x = 1;', 'php'));
+    }
+}