8.5 Emphasis and Style

There are a number of different Markdown syntaxes that we can use to add style and emphasis to specific parts of our document. Below are a few examples.

Italics

You can make text italicized by encasing the text in a single asterisk * or underscore _.

Input

*This is italicized*

_This is also italicized_

Output

This is italicized

This is also italicized

Bold

You can make text bold by encasing the text in two asterisks ** or underscores __.

Input

**This is bold**

__This is also bold__

Output

This is bold

This is also bold

Bold and Italics

If you want to make text both bold and italicized you can encase the text with three asterisks *** or underscores ___.

Input

***This is bold and italicized***

___This is also bold and italicized___

Output

This is bold and italicized

This is also bold and italicized

NOTE When italicizing or bolding characters within a string of text, it's better to use an asterisk * rather than an underscore _. For example: Biology *is* awesome NOT Biology _is_ awesome

Strikethrough

You can strike through text by encasing it with two tildes, ~~.

Input

~~This text has a strike through it~~

Output

This text has a strike through it