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In some implementations of markdown underscores italicize the word(s) they surround. On HN this is achieved with asterisks.
by frostmatthew 11y ago
In some implementations of markdown underscores italicize the word(s) they surround. On HN this is achieved with asterisks.
- dikaiosune 11y agoI could have sworn I saw it used in email in like 1997 to indicate underscores in plaintext.
- Piskvorrr 11y agoYup. Markdown is directly inspired by this _ππ«π π¦π’π«π±_ convention ;)