I'm not the savviest, but I think it's kinda like turning a description into a url ---> [description into a url](https://example.com/)
I think you just need an exclamation(!) in front of the brackets[] and no description needed between brackets

Now if someone could explain to me what the exclamation(!) does, or why it's needed, I would appreciate it
For anyone not clicking the link, but wondering what this reply means... it's a link to the user's comment (right below, within this comment chain) about a lemmy update
I was confused for a sec and probably would've skipped over all of the context because I didn't continue reading first (and I hesitate to click links randomly), so maybe someone else with no attention span will benefit as well
"Lemmy update v0.19.11 provides 'Dont render images in private message'
Not every instance is updated to this version, but it should stop the current method of spam (if updated). I'm wordy, I know; but maybe it'll help someone