| title | syntax-id | api |
|---|---|---|
Escaping Characters |
escaping-characters |
no |
To display a literal character that would otherwise be used to format text in a Markdown document, add a backslash (\) in front of the character.
\* Without the backslash, this would be a bullet in an unordered list.
The rendered output looks like this:
* Without the backslash, this would be a bullet in an unordered list.
You can use a backslash to escape the following characters.
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
| \ | backslash |
| ` | backtick (see also escaping backticks in code) |
| * | asterisk |
| _ | underscore |
| { } | curly braces |
| [ ] | brackets |
| < > | angle brackets |
| ( ) | parentheses |
| # | pound sign |
| + | plus sign |
| - | minus sign (hyphen) |
| . | dot |
| ! | exclamation mark |
| | | pipe (see also escaping pipe in tables) |