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Escapes

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Escapes print characters that would otherwise be markup.

Write to get
&lt; &gt; &amp; < > &
&quot; "
&nbsp; a space that never wraps or collapses
&#N; the ASCII character with the decimal code N (32-126; others show the replacement character)
\ followed by a punctuation character that character, printed as it is 
&lt;yellow> is printed, not a color.
\*not emphasis\*, 5 &#42; 3 = 15, and 1984\. starts no list.

Preview: Commodore 64, 40 columns

                                            
  <yellow> is printed, not a color. *not    
  emphasis*, 5 * 3 = 15, and 1984. starts   
  no list.

Rules

  • The backslash works before any of these characters: !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~. Before any other character the backslash itself is printed.
  • An unknown &name; is printed as written.
  • Inline code (`code`) doesn’t exist; backticks are printed.
  • On Commodore machines the backslash looks like a pound sign; that’s fine, it still works as an escape.

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