• webghost0101@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have a thing on my phone that lets me do a ¯_(ツ)_/¯ and for some reason lt loses an arm on Lemmy. Made me so sad to realize no bot is gonna answer that.

    • 𝖒𝖆𝖋@szmer.info
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      1 year ago

      In programming backslash can sometimes be used to enter special characters. Maybe Lemmy also follows this syntax? If so, typing two consecutive backslashes might help.

      Test with one backslash:
      Test with two backslashes: \

      • diablexical@vlemmy.net
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        1 year ago

        Isn’t that just markdown? Eg wrapping with a star/asterisk italicizes. If you want to escape that you backslash.

        test in italics, made by wrapping with asterisks

        * = a backslash escaped asterisk