[–] jason_slack 5y ago ↗ Interesting because my co-workers always ask me to change __bold__ to *bold* even though both are correct. I tend to switch between * and __ depending upon how my writing is structured.Anyone else feel strongly one way of the other? [–] WalterGR 5y ago ↗ I feel strongly. _This_ is italics (strictly, underline) and *this* is bold.Underline is used rarely any more, but if it's required, then _this_ is underlined, /this/ is italics, and *this* is bold.While I feel very strongly about this, I cannot justify my feelings. [–] minimaxir 5y ago ↗ I asked the question because Prettier Markdown formatting will convert asterisks-to-underscores for italics, but keep asterisks for bold.I'm guessing that's a CommonMark rule?
[–] WalterGR 5y ago ↗ I feel strongly. _This_ is italics (strictly, underline) and *this* is bold.Underline is used rarely any more, but if it's required, then _this_ is underlined, /this/ is italics, and *this* is bold.While I feel very strongly about this, I cannot justify my feelings.
[–] minimaxir 5y ago ↗ I asked the question because Prettier Markdown formatting will convert asterisks-to-underscores for italics, but keep asterisks for bold.I'm guessing that's a CommonMark rule?
3 comments
[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 16.0 ms ] threadAnyone else feel strongly one way of the other?
Underline is used rarely any more, but if it's required, then _this_ is underlined, /this/ is italics, and *this* is bold.
While I feel very strongly about this, I cannot justify my feelings.
I'm guessing that's a CommonMark rule?