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		bsimpson 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British... How do you do italics in HN? I've been here for more than a decade and can never figure out the formatting syntax.

scrlk 4 days ago [–]

> Text surrounded by asterisks is italicized. To get a literal asterisk, use \* or **.

See Formatting Options: https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

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