Question

A developer is writing release notes in a GitHub issue and wants a short warning phrase to stand out with strong emphasis so teammates do not miss it. Which Markdown syntax should they use to make the text appear in bold?

Accepted Answer

Wrap the text in double asterisks, like **do not deploy on Friday**

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Wrap the text in single underscores, like _do not deploy on Friday_

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Prefix the text with a greater-than sign, like > do not deploy on Friday

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Wrap the text in single backticks, like `do not deploy on Friday`