zulip/help/text-emphasis.md

Text emphasis

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Examples

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Making text bold

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1. Surround your text with double asterisks (**) to make it bold.

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You can also use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> to insert bold formatting.

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1. Select the text you want to format.

2. Click the Bold () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

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You can also use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> to insert bold formatting.

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Making text italic

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1. Surround your text with single asterisks (*) to make it italic.

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You can also use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> to insert italic formatting.

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1. Select the text you want to format.

2. Click the Italic () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

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You can also use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd> to insert italic formatting.

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Applying strikethrough formatting

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1. Surround your text with two tildes (~~) to apply strikethrough formatting.

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