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Let's start off with the basics. You can make italics by putting in 2 of these(') before and after the word, in other words, I made the word italics italic by doing this ''italics''. You can also make things bold by using the same method,only this time use 3 's, in other words, I made the word bold bold by doing this '''bold'''. Finally, you can make bold italics by placing 5 's before and after the word or words, in other words, I made the bold italics bold and italic by doing this '''''bold italics'''''.