Escape special characters to display them literally:
This is not a [link] but literal text. These are not {attributes} but literal braces. This is not ||inline styled|| text.
Prevent list creation:
- This is NOT a list item
1. This is NOT a numbered list
Display backticks and code markers:
Use the `print()` function to output text.
This is not ``` a code block.
Show literal asterisks and symbols:
This is **not bold**
This is //not italic//
This is __not underlined__
Prevent header creation:
# This is a level 1 heading in text
## This is a level 2 heading in text
Display quote markers literally:
> This looks like a quote but isn't
Show link syntax literally:
The syntax is [text](url)
Or references: [text][ref]
Display media prefixes:
Not an image: 
Not a video: !
Not audio: ??[alt](audio.mp3)
Show inline styling syntax:
This is not ||styled||{attr} text.
Display variable syntax literally:
The variable syntax is
ot shown content
Or calculations: 15
Show table syntax:
| Header 1 | Header 2 |
| --- | --- |
| Data 1 | Data 2 |
Display footnote syntax:
This is a footnote marker: [^1]
[^1] Not a definition.
These are not separators:
---
***
___
\\ escapes itself: \\\\\ to display 2 backslashes: \\