# Inline Formatting
This paragraph mixes *italic text*, **bold text**, and ***bold italic
together***. Underscore variants: _italic_, __bold__, ___bold italic___.
Inline `code spans` should render in a monospace font with a subtle
background. Multi-backtick spans like ``contains ` backtick`` work too.
Strikethrough uses ~~two tildes~~ around the deleted text.
Hard line break here (two trailing spaces):
this should sit on a new line within the same paragraph.
Soft break here (single newline):
this should join the previous line as flowing text.
Backslash escapes: \*not italic\* and \`not code\` and \[not a link\].
Entity references: © 2026, & ampersand, < less-than,
> greater-than, non-breaking space. Numeric: A = A,
A = A, ☃ = ☃.
Combinations: **bold with *nested italic* inside**, and *italic with
`code` inside*, and ~~strike with **bold** inside~~.
Empty emphasis fallback: `**` alone should be literal text, not bold.