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It's bold replacement.
by creo 8y ago
It's bold replacement.
- igravious 8y ago“How Capital Letters Became Internet Code for Yelling” https://newrepublic.com/article/117390/netiquette-capitalization-how-caps-became-code-yelling https://newrepublic.com/article/117390/netiquette-capitaliza... There's a difference between emphasizing something and yelling it. You can use * (asterisk) or _ (underscore) surrounding a word or words for emphasis. Like this (asterisk) or _this_. As you can see, asterisks get interpreted by HN into italics. So maybe you can think of underscores as _bold_?