Editing Lightweight markup language (section)

==== Emphasis syntax ====

In HTML, text is emphasized with the <code>&lt;em&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;strong&gt;</code> element types, whereas <code>&lt;i&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;b&gt;</code> traditionally mark up text to be italicized or bold-faced, respectively.

Microsoft Word and Outlook, and accordingly other word processors and mail clients that strive for a similar user experience, support the basic convention of using asterisks for boldface and underscores for italic style. While Word removes the characters, Outlook retains them.

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|+ Italic type or normal emphasis
|-
| Code
! {{verth|AsciiDoc}} !! {{verth|ATX}} !! {{verth|Creole,<br/>DokuWiki}} !! {{verth|Jira}} !! {{verth|Markdown}} !! {{verth|MediaWiki}} !! {{verth|Org-mode}} !! {{verth|PmWiki}} !! {{verth|{{abbr|reST|reStructuredText}}}} !! {{verth|Setext}} !! {{verth|Slack}} !! {{verth|Textile}} !! {{verth|Texy!}} !! {{verth|TiddlyWiki}} !! {{verth|txt2tags}} !! {{verth|WhatsApp}}
|-
! <code>*italic*</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>**italic**</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>_italic_</code>
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}  
|-
! <code>__italic__</code>
| {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code><nowiki>'italic'</nowiki></code>
| {{yes-no}}{{efn|name=asciidoctor-deprecation}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
| {{yes-no}}{{efn|name=asciidoctor-deprecation}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>/italic/</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>//italic//</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>~italic~</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Bold face or strong emphasis
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| Code
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! <code>*bold*</code>
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} 
|-
! <code>**bold**</code>
| {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code>__bold__</code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code><nowiki>''bold''</nowiki></code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
|-
! <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} 
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