zulip/help/text-emphasis.md

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Text emphasis

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Making text bold

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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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  1. To make text bold, use double asterisks (**) around the text: **text**.

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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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{tab|via-compose-box-buttons}

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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.

{tab|via-markdown}

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  1. To make text italic, use single asterisks (*) around the text: *text*.

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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. Select the text you want to format.

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

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  1. To apply strikethrough formatting, use two tildes (~~) around the text: ~~text~~.

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Examples

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