A backslash
\*Not italic\* and \# not a heading
\- not a list item*Not italic* and # not a heading
- not a list item
Escaping in Markdown. One backslash.
Put a backslash \ before a symbol to show it as itself instead of formatting: \* is an asterisk, not the start of italic.
On the left, what you type. On the right, what you get. Every result here was rendered by HushJot itself.
Escaping
Numbers that look like lists
1986\. A great year.1986. A great year.
A number, a full stop and a space starts a list. Escape the full stop.
Or use code
Type `**` for bold and `#` for a heading.Type ** for bold and # for a heading.
Inside backticks nothing is formatting, so there is nothing to escape.
What you can escape
\ ` * _ { } [ ] ( ) # + - . ! |and also~ = ^ > <- A backslash before a letter or number stays as a backslash.
- To show a backslash itself, write two:
\\.
Questions
Escaping characters, answered.
- How do I escape a character in Markdown?
- Put a backslash before it:
\*,\#,\_. - How do I show an asterisk in Markdown?
- Escape it,
\*, or put it in inline code:`*`. - How do I stop a line becoming a numbered list?
- Escape the full stop after the number:
2024\. was busy.
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