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The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Escaping Characters
by TypesettingAugust 20th, 2024
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To display special characters in Markdown, use a backslash (\) before the character. This technique helps you show symbols that might otherwise be interpreted as formatting commands, such as asterisks or brackets.Escaping Characters
To display a literal character that would otherwise be used to format text in a Markdown document, add a backslash (\) in front of the character.
\* Without the backslash, this would be a bullet in an unordered list.
Characters You Can Escape
You can use a backslash to escape the following characters.
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
|
| backslash |
| ` |
backtick (see also escaping backticks in code) |
| * | asterisk |
| _ | underscore |
| { } | curly braces |
| [ ] | brackets |
| < > | angle brackets |
| ( ) | parentheses |
| # | pound sign |
| + | plus sign |
| - | minus sign (hyphen) |
| . | dot |
| ! | exclamation mark |
| | | pipe (see also ) |
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