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You mean like the comment fields we're using right here on lemmy?
As others have pointed out, it's usually some markdown that's embedded within the text. Lemmy is using a format that's actually called "markdown" if I'm not mistaken, or a slight variation/subset thereof.
I've gotten used to the double-star for bold and what not to the point that it annoys me when some message client or whatever doesn't support it. I share code snippets with people fairly often, and the code markdown is particularly useful to maintain its legibility.
If you're looking for the general word, it's "markup". See also Hypertext Markup Language. But yes, Lemmy uses Markdown specifically.
And yeah, at this point Markdown is just the standard for rich text. I think it's a pretty solid subset of functionality to use everywhere.