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It's a markdown dialect, \ is the escape char, so you need to escape it :)
Same as r*ddit in that regard.
¯\(ツ)/¯
Except double slashes makes the underscores disappear.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So... it looks like adding a slash before the slash and before each underscore does the trick. Thanks!
Markdown uses underscores for italic, which is why they also need to be escaped with backslashes.
Although I know this, I cannot remember where I need to escape. So I just have two custom autocorrections:
shrugwhich yields the regular (and broken on Lemmy) ¯_(ツ)_/¯ for general use andshrugmdwith the markdown variant for the use on e.g. Lemmy: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯In the end it's:
Only need the 3 slashes on the right arm, like so:
Technically correct, but back, when Reddit allowed 3rd party apps, I did get the occasional "Hey you lost something" comment, as some apps had a broken markdown rendered that wouldn't display it without.
Also it can have side effects if you use an underscore in the same paragraph or use it twice in a row, as it then suddenly can render as italic.
¯\_(ツ)/¯ Not sure how Lemmy reacts, though ¯\_(ツ)/¯