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I've always wished _ meant "underline" not . Of course the HTML standard only defines and , but _ could create output like <em class="underline

by kbd 15y ago

I've always wished _ meant "underline" not . Of course the HTML standard only defines and , but _ could create output like or .

mooism2 15y ago

- kbd 15y ago
 Oh hey, look at that, they un-deprecated in HTML5: http://dev.w3.org/html5/markup/u.html#u http://dev.w3.org/html5/markup/u.html#u Even more reason for it to be supported in Markdown :)
- cema 15y ago
 Yes, the good old , and seem to be going out of fashion. Understandable in the context of web development, but so handy for a short piece of text like a blog post or comment.
shabble 15y ago
I still find myself using /emphasis/ in places, despite nothing I can think of actually supporting it. I can't remember where it originated, possibly usenet.

I've always wished _ meant "underline" not <em>. Of course the HTML standard only defines <em> and <strong>, but _ could create output like <em class="underline