Inline text (bold, italic and other)
You can format inline text using the following text styles:
- Bold text
- Italic text
- Mixed bold and italic text
- Inserted and deleted text
- Superscript and subscript text
Bold text
To use strong and bold text, wrap the text in single asterisks * or double asterisks **. To mark several characters within a word as strong or bold, use square brackets.
Strong and bold tags display text in a bold font by default in nearly all browsers.
This is *strong text*.
This is **bold text**.
This is strong markup within a w[*or*]d.
This is bold markup within a w[**or**]d.<p>This is <strong>strong text</strong>.</p>
<p>This is <b>bold text</b>.</p>
<p>This is strong markup within a w<strong>or</strong>d.</p>
<p>This is bold markup within a w<b>or</b>d.</p>
Italic text
To use emphasized and italic text, wrap the text in single underscores _ or double underscores __. To mark several characters within a word as emphasized or italic, use square brackets.
Emphasized and italic tags display text in an italic font by default in nearly all browsers.
This is _emphasized text_.
This is __italic text__.
This is emphasized markup within a w[_or_]d.
This is italic markup within a w[__or__]d.<p>This is <em>emphasized text</em>.</p>
<p>This is <i>italic text</i>.</p>
<p>This is emphasized markup within a w<em>or</em>d.</p>
<p>This is italic markup within a w<i>or</i>d.</p>
Mixed bold and italic text
To combine bold and italic, wrap the text first in underscores, then in asterisks, or vice versa.
This is _*strong and emphasized text*_.
This is also *_strong and emphasized text_*.
This is __**bold and italic text**__.
This is also **__bold and italic text__**.<p>This is <em><strong>strong and emphasized text</strong></em>.</p>
<p>This is also <strong><em>strong and emphasized text</em></strong>.</p>
<p>This is <i><b>bold and italic text</b></i>.</p>
<p>This is also <b><i>bold and italic text</i></b>.</p>
Inserted and deleted text
To mark words or phrases as inserted or deleted, wrap the text in minus - or plus + signs.
This is +inserted+ -and deleted- text<p>This is <ins>inserted</ins> <del>and deleted</del> text</p>
Superscript and subscript text
To create superscript and subscript text, wrap the text in carets ^ or tildes ~. To avoid spaces around the super- and subscripted text, use square brackets.
Applicants must have a GPA of 3.5[^1^].
Chemistry prerequisites include completion of CO[~2~] analysis.<p>Applicants must have a <span class="caps">GPA</span> of 3.5<sup>1</sup>.</p>
<p>Chemistry prerequisites include completion of CO<sub>2</sub> analysis.</p>