# Formatting characters in Markdown

Markdown uses character formatting conventions you're probably familiar with already. This section covers the most common business cases, but VuePress also has a long list of emojis

# Bold text in Markdown

To make text bold, surround it with ** on each side. Avoid spaces.

# Markdown:

You never expected a **Spanish Inquisition!**

# Results:

You never expected a Spanish Inquisition!

# Italic text in Markdown

To make text italic, surround it with _ on each side. Avoid spaces.

# Markdown:

Robert left his space suit at the cleaners. _What will NASA say?_

# Results:

Robert left his space suit at the cleaners. What will NASA say?

# Monospaced text in Markdown

To use a monospaced font, surround it with ` on each side. Avoid spaces.

# Markdown:

The killer computer displayed a frightening message: `hello, world.`

# Results:

The killer computer displayed a frightening message: hello, world.

# Strikethough text in Markdown

To show strikethrough text, surround it with two tildes (~~) on each side. Avoid spaces.

# Markdown:

Your children are ~~not very~~ well informed.

# Results:

Your children are not very well informed.