Formatting characters in Markdown
Here's how to do things like italic, bold, and strikethrough.
Bold text in Markdown
To make text bold, surround it with ** on each side. Avoid spaces.
Note: technically this is called strong text, which is
more semantic meaning.
Markdown:
You never expected a **Spanish Inquisition!**
Results:
You never expected a Spanish Inquisition!
Italic text in Markdown
To make text italic, surround it with _ on each side. Avoid spaces.
You can also use * on each side.
Note: this is technically called emphasized text.
Markdown:
Robert left his space suit at the cleaners. _What will NASA say?_
More important, *how can he choose his italics Markdown?*
Results:
Robert left his space suit at the cleaners. What will NASA say? More important, how can he choose his italics Markdown?
Monospaced text in Markdown
To use a monospaced font, surround it with ` on each side. Avoid spaces.
Markdown:
The killer computer displayed a frightening message: `hello, world.`
Results:
The killer computer displayed a frightening message: hello, world.
Strikethough text in Markdown
To show strikethrough text, surround it with two tildes (~~) on each side. Avoid spaces.
Markdown:
Your children are ~~not very~~ well informed.
Results:
Your children are not very well informed.