# Quick \*test\* of \*\*titles\*\*

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**Created:** [July 18, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-test-of-titles/915656 "2020-07-18T11:42:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-test-of-titles/915656/1 "2020-07-18T11:42:11Z")

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Just seeing what happens if I use markup in titles.

Nope, doesn’t work. Thought it might–at least the simple stuff. Guess we still have to use nonstandard emphasis.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-test-of-titles/915656/2 "2020-07-18T12:41:20Z")

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So. Shall we lock it now, or what?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-test-of-titles/915656/3 "2020-07-24T22:39:40Z")

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test of spoilers test

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-test-of-titles/915656/4 "2020-07-25T05:50:09Z")

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It works if you do it right.

_Put as single asterisk before and after text to make it italics_. Same as the [i]. . .[/i] tags.

**Put double asterisks before and after text to make it bold.** Same as [b]. . .[/b] tags.

_ **Put triple asterisks before and after text to make it bold and italic.** _

Those asterisks must be right next to the text with no blank spaces.

As for headings:

# Put a single # followed by a space

at the beginning of a line for a top-level (biggest) heading line.

## Two ## followed by a space

at the beginning of a line for second-level (second-biggest) heading line.

### Three ### followed by a space

at the beginning of a line for third-level (third-biggest) heading line.

#### Four #### followed by a space

at the beginning of a line for a fourth-level (least-biggest) heading line.

That’s one way to make heading lines. There are other ways too.

ETA: Oh waitaminnit. Upon closer reading, I see your whole point was to do it in a thread title.