Markdown: Emphasis

Markdown: Bold

Example: Bold/Strong in Markdown

It is necessary to make sure the astericks below are touching/next to the words for the bold to be applied.

	**A bold sentence**
	

Output:

A bold sentence

The markdown code above is equivalent to the HTML code below.

	<strong>A bold sentence</strong>
	

Example: Itaics in Markdown

It is necessary to make sure the astericks below are touching/next to the words for the itaics to be applied.

	*An italicized sentence*
	

Output:

An italicized sentence

The markdown code above is equivalent to the HTML code below.

	<em>A italicized sentence</em>
	

Or,

	<i>A italicized sentence</i>