Markdown syntax guide Based on the Markdown syntax guide, by Fletcher T. Penney Written in and generated with Byword (view source) Phrase Emphasis *italic* **bold** _italic_ __bold__ Shortcuts ⌘B : Add/remove bold Inserts four asterisks and places the caret in the middle. If a range of text is selected, it will either be surrounded by two pairs of asterisks or have its leading and trailing asteris