Will fix in the next release.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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doubling the backslash fixes it by escaping the backslash itself
I think one needs to triple the backslash in this case. One for the forearm, one to escape the forearm, and another to escape the upper arms, whose underscores would otherwise be interpreted as itallics markdown.
Edit: I realize that my use of "upper arms" may have been ambiguous. I am referring to the anatomical "upper arm" segments, not the typographical "upper arm" segments, which I interpret as anatomical "wrists" or "hands".
Nah, you only need a single escape:
¯_(ツ)_/¯ - not escaed
¯\(ツ)/¯ - escaped
\¯\(ツ)/\¯ - your suggestion.
You are right that the middle one italizes the emoji, but it doesn't seem like you can escape that.
You are right that the middle one italizes the emoji, but it doesn’t seem like you can escape that
Sure you can: ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
Renders as: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oh you meant escaping the first underline so the italize doesn't trigger of course. Ok I'm stupid you are right.