# How do I post a unicode shrug?

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> [@DMC](#):
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> Surrounding a string with underscores turns it into italics (just like the asterisk). I’m pretty sure the backslash is acting as an escape character. Double backslash is escaping the escape character, so you get a single backslash

This is correct.

Either escape the slash, or use the backtick before and after:

`¯\_(ツ)_/¯`

```
`¯\_(ツ)_/¯`
¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

```

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