Emphasis You can add emphasis by making text bold or italic. Bold To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters. Markdown

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Rendered Output



I just love **bold text**.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text.



I just love __bold text__.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text.



Love**is**bold

Loveisbold

Loveisbold Bold Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to bold the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



Love**is**bold

Love__is__bold Italic To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase. To italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add one asterisk without spaces around the letters. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output



Italicized text is the *cat's meow*.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow.



Italicized text is the _cat's meow_.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow.



A*cat*meow

Acatmeow

Acatmeow Italic Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to italicize the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



A*cat*meow

A_cat_meow Bold and Italic To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add three asterisks without spaces around the letters. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output



This text is ***really important***.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is ___really important___.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is __*really important*__.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is **_really important_**.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This is really***very***important text.

This is reallyveryimportant text.

This is reallyveryimportant text. Note: The order of the em and strong tags might be reversed depending on the Markdown processor you're using. Bold and Italic Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



This is really***very***important text.

This is really___very___important text. This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Emphasis You can add emphasis by making text bold or italic. Bold To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output



I just love **bold text**.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text.



I just love __bold text__.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text.



Love**is**bold

Loveisbold

Loveisbold Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output I just love **bold text**.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text. I just love __bold text__.

I just love bold text.

I just love bold text. Love**is**bold

Loveisbold

Loveisbold Markdown HTML Rendered Output Markdown Markdown HTML HTML Rendered Output Rendered Output I just love **bold text**. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love **bold text**. I just love **bold text**. I just love **bold text**. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text . bold text I just love __bold text__. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love __bold text__. I just love __bold text__. I just love __bold text__. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text. I just love bold text . bold text Love**is**bold Loveisbold Loveisbold Love**is**bold Love**is**bold Love**is**bold Loveisbold Loveisbold Loveisbold Loveisbold Love is bold is Bold Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to bold the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



Love**is**bold

Love__is__bold ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this Love**is**bold

Love__is__bold ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ✅  Do this ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ❌  Don't do this Love**is**bold Love__is__bold Love**is**bold Love**is**bold Love**is**bold Love__is__bold Love__is__bold Love__is__bold Italic To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase. To italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add one asterisk without spaces around the letters. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output



Italicized text is the *cat's meow*.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow.



Italicized text is the _cat's meow_.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow.



A*cat*meow

Acatmeow

Acatmeow Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output Italicized text is the *cat's meow*.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow. Italicized text is the _cat's meow_.

Italicized text is the cat's meow.

Italicized text is the cat’s meow. A*cat*meow

Acatmeow

Acatmeow Markdown HTML Rendered Output Markdown Markdown HTML HTML Rendered Output Rendered Output Italicized text is the *cat's meow*. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow. Italicized text is the *cat's meow*. Italicized text is the *cat's meow*. Italicized text is the *cat's meow*. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow . cat’s meow Italicized text is the _cat's meow_. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow. Italicized text is the _cat's meow_. Italicized text is the _cat's meow_. Italicized text is the _cat's meow_. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat's meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow. Italicized text is the cat’s meow . cat’s meow A*cat*meow Acatmeow Acatmeow A*cat*meow A*cat*meow A*cat*meow Acatmeow Acatmeow Acatmeow Acatmeow A cat meow cat Italic Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to italicize the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



A*cat*meow

A_cat_meow ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this A*cat*meow

A_cat_meow ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ✅  Do this ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ❌  Don't do this A*cat*meow A_cat_meow A*cat*meow A*cat*meow A*cat*meow A_cat_meow A_cat_meow A_cat_meow Bold and Italic To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add three asterisks without spaces around the letters. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output



This text is ***really important***.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is ___really important___.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is __*really important*__.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This text is **_really important_**.

This text is really important.

This text is really important.



This is really***very***important text.

This is reallyveryimportant text.

This is reallyveryimportant text. Markdown

HTML

Rendered Output This text is ***really important***.

This text is really important.

This text is really important. This text is ___really important___.

This text is really important.

This text is really important. This text is __*really important*__.

This text is really important.

This text is really important. This text is **_really important_**.

This text is really important.

This text is really important. This is really***very***important text.

This is reallyveryimportant text.

This is reallyveryimportant text. Markdown HTML Rendered Output Markdown Markdown HTML HTML Rendered Output Rendered Output This text is ***really important***. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is ***really important***. This text is ***really important***. This text is ***really important***. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important . really important really important This text is ___really important___. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is ___really important___. This text is ___really important___. This text is ___really important___. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important . really important really important This text is __*really important*__. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is __*really important*__. This text is __*really important*__. This text is __*really important*__. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important . really important really important This text is **_really important_**. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is **_really important_**. This text is **_really important_**. This text is **_really important_**. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important. This text is really important . really important really important This is really***very***important text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is really***very***important text. This is really***very***important text. This is really***very***important text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is reallyveryimportant text. This is really very important text. very very Note: The order of the em and strong tags might be reversed depending on the Markdown processor you're using. Note: The order of the em and strong tags might be reversed depending on the Markdown processor you're using. Note: em strong Bold and Italic Best Practices Markdown applications don’t agree on how to handle underscores in the middle of a word. For compatibility, use asterisks to bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this



This is really***very***important text.

This is really___very___important text. ✅  Do this

❌  Don't do this This is really***very***important text.

This is really___very___important text. ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ✅  Do this ✅  Do this ❌  Don't do this ❌  Don't do this This is really***very***important text. This is really___very___important text. This is really***very***important text. This is really***very***important text. This is really***very***important text. This is really___very___important text. This is really___very___important text. This is really___very___important text. This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Matt Cone Markdown Guide

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