Text Emphasis

Markdown gives you several ways to emphasize text.

Italic

Wrap text with single * or _:

*This is italic*
_This is also italic_

Bold

Wrap text with double ** or __:

**This is bold**
__This is also bold__

Bold AND Italic

Wrap text with triple *** or ___:

***This is bold and italic***
___This is also bold and italic___

Combining Emphasis

You can nest bold inside italic and vice versa:

**This is bold with *italic* inside**
*This is italic with **bold** inside*

Best Practices

• Use * instead of _ (more widely supported)
• Don't overuse emphasis — if everything is bold, nothing stands out
• Use bold for important terms
• Use italic for subtle emphasis or introducing new terms

💡 Tip: Most editors use Ctrl+B for bold and Ctrl+I for italic!