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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Including this very platform.

Lemmy will automatically render a double dash -- as an en dash, and a triple dash


as an em dash.

I usually just type alt + 0151, though, because I'm a nerd.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

I just got a line across the page: ---

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why am I bold? why does markdown do my head in. Its really not that hard.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not seeing it in Voyager, but I'm guessing you made a header:

Main header
===========

Level 2 header
--------------

The number of dashes or equality signs doesn't have to match, so I think that's what you did.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago
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