This format is widely accepted:
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7 . 8|. . .|3 . .
. . .|2 . 1|. . .
5 . .|. . .|. . .
-----+-----+-----
. 4 .|. . .|. 2 6
3 . .|. 8 .|. . .
. . .|1 . .|. 9 .
-----+-----+-----
. 9 .|6 . .|. . 4
. . .|. 7 .|5 . .
. . .|. . .|. . .
You can also post an image from your solver program (when available). Images can be hosted on a variety of websites.
To highlight particular interesting stages of solving, use candidates grids, like these:
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.------------------------.------------------------.------------------------.
| 7 126 8 | 459 4569 4569 | 3 1456 1259 |
| 469 36 3469 | 2 34569 1 | 4679 45678 5789 |
| 5 1236 123469 | 78 3469 78 | 12469 146 129 |
:------------------------+------------------------+------------------------:
| 189 4 1579 | 3579 59 3579 | 178 2 6 |
| 3 1267 12679 | 479 8 24679 | 147 1457 157 |
| 268 25678 2567 | 1 2456 24567 | 478 9 3 |
:------------------------+------------------------+------------------------:
| 128 9 12357 | 6 125 2358 | 127 1378 4 |
| 12468 12368 12346 | 3489 7 23489 | 5 1368 1289 |
| 12468 135678 1234567| 34589 12459 234589 | 12679 13678 12789 |
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Ruud.