Emphasis

• Emphasis (typography)
• According to Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition
  • Italics can shall be used in most of cases for emphasis or make words stand out in general, but rely primarily on sentence structure to do so. Never italicize a whole sentence.
  • Boldface and underscore are considered less appropriate in formal prose, especially in print.
  • FULL CAPS are only used ironically.
  • SMALL CAPS are used to express terms in some places. It’s much more graceful than FULL CAPS.

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Emphasis	Syntax	Intensity	Visibility	Compatibility	Usage
italics	*content*	gentlest	good	Markdown	Word/Phrase/Title
bold	**content**	gentle	poor	Markdown	Avoid
underscore	<u>content</u>	gentle	good	HTML	Avoid
code	---	gentle	good	HTML	Avoid
highlight	==content==	strong	best	Markdown	Sentence
strike	~~content~~	strong	best	Markdown	Deletion
backlink	[[content]]	strong	better	Obsidian	Backlink
quote block	> content	strong	best	Markdown	Quote/Cite
SMALL CAP	<small>CONTENT</small>	stronger	best	HTML	Avoid
FULL CAP	CONTENT	strongest	better	Text	Sarcastic/Emotional
admonition/callout	> [!note] content	strongest	best	Obsidian	Paragraph