Emphasis

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*italic* or _italic_
**bold** or __bold__
***bold italic***
~~strikethrough~~
**bold _and italic_ inside**

Use \* to escape asterisks.

Explanation

Asterisks and underscores both produce italic (single) or bold (double) emphasis, and they can be combined. Strikethrough uses double tildes and is part of GFM. Precede any emphasis marker with a backslash to render it literally.

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