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How do I escape Markdown characters?

2023-11-29

To escape Markdown characters and use them as literals in your text, precede them with a backslash \.

\* Not italicized \*
\_ Not italicized \_
\# Not a header
\! Not an image
\[ Not a link \\]

* Not italicized * _ Not italicized _ # Not a header ! Not an image [ Not a link ]