Italic
Wrap text in a single asterisk (*) for italics. A single underscore (_) does the same.
Markdown
This is *italic* text. And _also italic_.
Preview
This is italic text.
And also italic.
HTML output
<p>This is <em>italic</em> text.<br> And <em>also italic</em>.</p>
Tip — Wrap in ***three*** to get bold italics.