how to show underscores symbol in markdown?

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in markdown, my_stock_index is mystockindex. But I want it to show my_stock_index. How can do that?

@lulalala, many Markdown questions on SO target some implementation other than [the original](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) and some common implementations handle this differently, e.g. [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/#emphasis-and-strong-emphasis) and [GitLab Flavored Markdown](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/markdown.html#multiple-underscores-in-words). — ChrisGPT was on strike, Apr 12 '18 at 02:25

Steve Clanton · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-07T17:57:01.207

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You just escape it with a backslash: my\_stock\_ticker is what you type to get my_stock_ticker

The syntax seems to work for all markdown parsers. However, php markdown parsers use the numeric character reference _ instead of the actual character in it's output.

edited Mar 07 '16 at 17:57

answered Mar 06 '16 at 16:03

Steve Clanton

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This does not seem to work on github markdown ... It converts the letters to subscript instead. – Finomnis Jun 28 '23 at 16:40

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '20 at 19:05

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There is also the option to use backticks. This is actually used to refer to mark the text as inline code, but where else would you use underscores right? Besides it is much easier than managing the backslash stuff :)

`my_stock_index`

answered Mar 02 '20 at 19:05

tacan

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Thanks! This is a good solution when you don't have control over the individual characters and can't necessarily escape them – TheHanna Apr 09 '20 at 17:01
You are right, "where else would I use underscores"? :) – Francesco Marchetti-Stasi Sep 04 '20 at 10:08
This is the best answer. I prefer it to mine. – Steve Clanton Feb 21 '22 at 04:34

score 30 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 26 '18 at 22:13

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The single backslash escape works fine in Jupyter unless you are in an italicized block, in which case, you want to close the italicized block, write the escaped underscore, then start the italicized block again.

_the cookie_\__cutter in italics_

answered Jul 26 '18 at 22:13

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Or you can use `*the cookie\_cutter in italics*` and avoid the extra closing. – Carlos Sep 12 '18 at 15:34
Wow, you are a lifesaver! Thank you so much! – parsecer Sep 10 '19 at 20:51

how to show underscores symbol in markdown?

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