Basic Escaping Test

This file tests character escaping in markdown using backslashes to display literal characters that would otherwise have special meaning.

Escaping Special Characters#

You can escape special markdown characters by placing a backslash (\) before them.

Backslash#

To display a literal backslash, escape it: \

Backtick#

To display a literal backtick, escape it: `

Asterisk#

To display a literal asterisk, escape it: *

Underscore#

To display a literal underscore, escape it: _

Curly Braces#

To display literal curly braces, escape them: { }

Square Brackets#

To display literal square brackets, escape them: [ ]

Angle Brackets#

To display literal angle brackets, escape them: < >

Parentheses#

To display literal parentheses, escape them: ( )

Pound Sign#

To display a literal pound sign (hash), escape it: #

Plus Sign#

To display a literal plus sign, escape it: +

Minus Sign#

To display a literal minus sign (hyphen), escape it: -

Dot#

To display a literal dot (period), escape it: .

Exclamation Mark#

To display a literal exclamation mark, escape it: !

Pipe#

To display a literal pipe character, escape it: |

Escaping in Different Contexts#

Escaping in Paragraphs#

This paragraph contains escaped characters: *asterisk*, _underscore_, `backtick`.

Escaping in Headings#

Heading with *Escaped* Characters

Heading with _Escaped_ Characters

Escaping in Lists#

• Item with *escaped asterisk*
• Item with _escaped underscore_
• Item with `escaped backtick`

1. Ordered item with *escaped*
2. Another item with _escaped_

Escaping in Blockquotes#

This blockquote contains *escaped* characters.

This blockquote has _escaped_ underscores.

Escaping in Links#

You cannot escape characters inside link syntax, but you can escape them in the link text context.

This is a link with *escaped* text.

Multiple Escaped Characters#

You can escape multiple characters in sequence.

**This would be bold if not escaped**

***This would be bold and italic if not escaped***

``This would be code if not escaped``

Escaping vs. Not Escaping#

Without Escaping#

This text has bold and italic formatting.

With Escaping#

This text has **escaped bold** and *escaped italic* markers.

Escaping Special Characters in Code#

Inside code blocks and inline code, characters are already literal and don't need escaping.

This code block contains *asterisks* and _underscores_ without escaping.

This paragraph contains inline code with *asterisks* that don't need escaping.

Escaping at Word Boundaries#

Escaped characters can appear at the start or end of words.

*Start of word

End of word*

_Start of word

End of word_

Escaping with Punctuation#

Escaped characters work correctly with adjacent punctuation.

*Asterisk*, with comma.

*Asterisk*. With period.

*Asterisk*! With exclamation.

_Underscore_, with comma.

_Underscore_. With period.

Edge Cases#

Escaping Non-Special Characters#

Escaping characters that don't have special meaning in markdown typically results in a literal backslash followed by the character.

\a

\b

\c

Multiple Backslashes#

\\

\\\

Escaping Spaces#

Escaping a space typically doesn't have a special effect: \

Escaping Newlines#

Escaping a newline (backslash at end of line) may create a line break in some processors, but this is not part of basic markdown syntax.

Escaping in Different Positions#

Start: *text

Middle: text*text

End: text*

Escaping Special Character Sequences#

***

```

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Real-World Examples#

Escaping in Documentation#

When writing documentation about markdown, you often need to escape characters to show the syntax.

To create bold text, use **two asterisks**.

To create italic text, use *one asterisk*.

To create inline code, use `backticks`.

Escaping in Examples#

Here's how to escape a backtick: `

Here's how to escape an asterisk: *

Here's how to escape an underscore: _

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Source: basic-escaping.md