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diff --git a/doc/markup.rst b/doc/markup.rst index 3d5bf12a..abfeb52a 100644 --- a/doc/markup.rst +++ b/doc/markup.rst @@ -950,24 +950,30 @@ apostrophes themselves: to hyperlink ``foo'`` one would simply type -- | A prefix operator @'(++)'@ and an infix identifier @'`elem`'@. -Emphasis, Bold and Monospaced Text +Emphasis, Bold and Monospaced styled Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Emphasis may be added by surrounding text with ``/.../``. Other markup -is valid inside emphasis. To have a forward slash inside of emphasis, -just escape it: ``/fo\/o/`` - -Bold (strong) text is indicated by surrounding it with ``__...__``. -Other markup is valid inside bold. For example, ``__/foo/__`` will make -the emphasised text ``foo`` bold. You don't have to escape a single -underscore if you need it bold: -``__This_text_with_underscores_is_bold__``. - -Monospaced (or typewriter) text is indicated by surrounding it with -``@...@``. Other markup is valid inside a monospaced span: for example -``@'f' a b@`` will hyperlink the identifier ``f`` inside the code -fragment, but ``@__FILE__@`` will render ``FILE`` in bold with no -underscores, which may not be what you had in mind. +Text can be emphasized, made bold (strong) or monospaced (typewriter font) +by surrounding it with slashes, double-underscores or at-symbols: :: + + -- | This is /emphasized text/, __bold text__ and @monospaced text@. + +Note that those styled texts must be kept on the same line: :: + + -- | Styles /do not work + -- | when continuing on the next line/ + +Other markup is valid inside emphasized, bold and monospaced text. + +Frequent special cases: + +* To have a forward slash inside of emphasis, just escape it: ``/fo\/o/``. +* There's no need to escape a single underscore if you need it + bold: ``__This_text_with_underscores_is_bold__``. +* ``@'f' a b@`` will hyperlink the identifier ``f`` inside the code + fragment. +* ``@__FILE__@`` will render ``FILE`` in bold with no underscores, + which may not be what you had in mind. Linking to Modules ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |