<p>All of these are equivalent:</p> <ul> <li><code>*hi*</code></li> <li><code>*hi*</code></li> <li><code>*hi*</code></li> <li><code>*hi*</code></li> <li><code>*hi*</code></li> </ul> <p>Backticks in code spans:</p> <ul> <li><code>``code``</code></li> <li><code>``code``</code></li> </ul>