Escape Characters
In some special cases, the following special characters may be incorrectly recognized as identifiers. To avoid this, we need to add \ in front of them for escaping.
| Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| \ | Backslash | # | Hash |
| ` | Backtick | + | Plus |
| * | Asterisk | - | Minus |
| { } | Curly Braces | . | Period |
| [ ] | Square Brackets | ! | Exclamation Mark |
| < > | Angle Brackets | | | Vertical Bar |
| ( ) | Parentheses | _ | Underscore |
This will be recognized as a header
# But adding \ will prevent it from being recognized as a header.
In mathematical formulas, entering $ also needs to be escaped, like
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Created: Dec 7, 2025, 3:20 AM
Last Updated: Dec 7, 2025, 3:20 AM