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***