this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In programming backslash can sometimes be used to enter special characters. Maybe Lemmy also follows this syntax? If so, typing two consecutive backslashes might help.

Test with one backslash:
Test with two backslashes: \

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Isn’t that just markdown? Eg wrapping with a star/asterisk italicizes. If you want to escape that you backslash.

test in italics, made by wrapping with asterisks

* = a backslash escaped asterisk