Text Stylings

Bold

To bold text, add two asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold the middle of a word for emphasis, add two asterisks without spaces around the letters.

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I just love **bold text**.	I just love <strong>bold text</strong>.	I just love bold text.
I just love __bold text__.	I just love <strong>bold text</strong>.	I just love bold text.
Love**is**bold	Love<strong>is</strong>bold	Loveisbold

Italic

To italicize text, add one asterisk or underscore before and after a word or phrase. To italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add one asterisk without spaces around the letters.

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Italicized text is the *cat's meow*.	Italicized text is the <em>cat's meow</em>.	Italicized text is the cat’s meow.
Italicized text is the _cat's meow_.	Italicized text is the <em>cat's meow</em>.	Italicized text is the cat’s meow.
A*cat*meow	A<em>cat</em>meow	Acatmeow

Bold and Italic(Emphasize)

To emphasize text with bold and italics at the same time, add three asterisks or underscores before and after a word or phrase. To bold and italicize the middle of a word for emphasis, add three asterisks without spaces around the letters.

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This text is ***really important***.	This text is <strong><em>really important</em></strong>.	This text is really important.
This text is ___really important___.	This text is <strong><em>really important</em></strong>.	This text is really important.
This text is __*really important*__.	This text is <strong><em>really important</em></strong>.	This text is really important.
This text is **_really important_**.	This text is <strong><em>really important</em></strong>.	This text is really important.
This is really***very***important text.	This is really<strong><em>very</em></strong>important text.	This is reallyveryimportant text.