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Text emphasis

In Zulip, you can make text bold or italic, or cross it out with strikethrough.

Making text bold

  • Via compose box button
  • Via Markdown

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. Select the text you want to format.

  3. Click the Bold () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

You can also use Ctrl + B to insert bold formatting.

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. To make text bold, use double asterisks (**) around the text: **text**.

You can also use Ctrl + B to insert bold formatting.

Making text italic

  • Via compose box button
  • Via Markdown

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. Select the text you want to format.

  3. Click the Italic () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

You can also use Ctrl + I to insert italic formatting.

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. To make text italic, use single asterisks (*) around the text: *text*.

You can also use Ctrl + I to insert italic formatting.

Applying strikethrough formatting

  • Via compose box button
  • Via Markdown

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. Select the text you want to format.

  3. Click the Strikethrough () icon at the bottom of the compose box.

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. To apply strikethrough formatting, use two tildes (~~) around the text: ~~text~~.

Examples

What you type

**bold**, *italic*, and ~~strikethrough~~ text
***~~All three at once~~***

What it looks like

Markdown emphasis

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