Italic, Bold, and Combined in Markdown
From the Markdown cheat sheet · Emphasis and Text · verified Aug 2026
Italic, Bold, and Combined
Add emphasis with asterisks or underscores.
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*italic*
**bold**
***bold italic***💡 Asterisks are less ambiguous inside words
📌 Match opening and closing delimiter counts
🎯 Use emphasis for meaning, not decoration
🔍 Delimiter behavior follows surrounding punctuation
emphasisitalicbold
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