A [Message Embed](https://b1naryth1ef.github.io/disco/api/disco_types_message.html#messageembed) represents a Discord Embed object. An Embed object is used to display certain data, in a more layed out and pretty way than regular Discord messages.
A [Message Embed](https://b1naryth1ef.github.io/disco/api/disco_types_message.html#messageembed) represents a Discord Embed object. An Embed object is another component of Discord messages that can be used to present data with special formatting and structure.
An example of a message embed:


An embed can contain the following buildstones:
An embed can contain the following components:
* Author, including link and avatar
* Title
* Description
* Field(s)
* Thumbnail image
* Image
* Footer text
* Footer icon
* Footer, including text and icon
* Timestamp
Next to these, you can set the embeds color, which will set the color of the left sidebar of the embed.
* Color (sets the color of the left sidebar of the embed)
## Creating an embed
Creating an embed is simple, and can be done like this:
@ -40,21 +39,21 @@ embed.add_field(name='Inline field 3', value='Third value for the third field',
embed.add_field(name='A non-inline field', value='You can only have a max of 3 inline field on 1 line', inline=False)
embed.description = 'This is the general description of the embed, you can use the Discord supported MD in here too, to make it look extra fancy. For example, creating some **bold** or ~~strikethrough~~ text.'
```
Last up, let's set a footer, color and add a timestamp
Last up, let's set a footer, color and add a timestamp: