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| The easiest way to be sure is to contain things you want unchanged inside `<nowiki>` `</nowiki>`tags. | The easiest way to be sure is to contain things you want unchanged inside `<nowiki>` `</nowiki>`tags. |
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| `<nowiki>''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''</nowiki>`\\ | <nowiki>''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''</nowiki> |
| comes out as\\ | comes out as |
| <nowiki>''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''</nowiki> | <nowiki>''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''</nowiki> |
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| On this page, the 'backtick' character ''\`'' is used in all the examples above, to allow showing the markup. But as you see, it does more than simply disable the special characters, as <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> does: it also makes them monospaced and red text on pink background. | while using the 'backtick' character ''\`'' at the start and finish of the line of text… |
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| | `''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''` |
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| | `''**__I want to see all the formatting characters__**''` |
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| | The 'backtick' character ''\`'' is used in some examples above, to allow showing the markup. But as you see, it does more than simply disable the special characters, as <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> does: it also makes them monospaced and red text on pink background. |
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| If you use the backtick, be very careful to have them balanced. Otherwise you might get a surprise when you look at the result! | If you use the backtick, be very careful to have them balanced. Otherwise you might get a surprise when you look at the result! |