Escaping Characters

Basic Syntax

To display characters that are normally used for formatting, use a backslash (\) before the character:

escapable Characters

Character	Name
\	backslash
`	backtick
*	asterisk
_	underscore
	curly braces
[]	square brackets
()	parentheses
#	pound sign
+	plus sign
-	minus sign/dash
.	period
!	exclamation mark

Examples

Display an asterisk instead of italic marker:

\*This is not italic\*

Renders as: \*This is not italic\*

Display a pound sign instead of heading:

\# This is not a heading

Renders as: \# This is not a heading