bold *constrained* text. italic _constrained_ text. monospace `constrained` text. Some strong [#strong]*word*. The word \*stars* is not rendered as bold text. Use the * symbol. Read the footnotes*. You can also type* this symbol *. A strong *wo rd*. Not a strong *wo rd*. \\blah blah *blah*. \\blah blah blah*. Does *Bob -love- Gemma*? Does *Bob "love" Gemma*? Does *Bob love Gemma? Truly?* There's a colon:*directly* before the starting formatting mark. There's a semi-colon directly before the starting formatting mark &ndash;*2018* There's a closing curly bracket directly {before}*the starting formatting mark*. *bl*ck*-eye E = mc*2* E = *mc*2 The parser is working *99%* of the time *bob knows very best* *does bob -really- know best?* Some emphasis on [#emphasis]_that_. The word \_underscore_ is not rendered as italic. Use the _ symbol. Read the footnotes_. You can also type_ this symbol _. An important _wo rd_. Not an important _wo rd_. \\blah blah _blah_. \\blah blah blah_. Does _Bob -love- Gemma_? Does _Bob "love" Gemma_? Does _Bob love Gemma? Truly?_ There's a colon:_directly_ before the starting formatting mark. There's a semi-colon directly before the starting formatting mark &ndash;_2018_ There's a closing curly bracket directly {before}_the starting formatting mark_. _bl_ck_-eye E = mc_2_ E = _mc_2 The parser is working _99%_ of the time _bob knows very best_ _does bob -really- know best?_