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How to bold in markdown?

Learn how to make text bold in Markdown using simple syntax.

How to Bold Text in Markdown

To make text bold in Markdown, you can use either double asterisks (**) or double underscores (__) around the text you want to bold.

Syntax Examples

Markdown

**This is bold text**
__This is also bold__

Result

This is bold text

This is also bold

Tips

  • • Use **text** for bold (most common)
  • • Use __text__ as an alternative
  • • Make sure there are no spaces between the symbols and the text
  • • You can combine bold with italic: ***bold and italic***