Slack uses various characters for its own markdown formatting.
How can I enter a message with those reserved characters escaped?
e.g. Is it possible to send a message exactly like this:
*I don't want this to be bold*
Slack – How to Escape Formatting Characters
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Best Answer
For the current WYSIWYG editor, hit Ctrl+Z immediately after conversion happened. For example:
will result in
On the other hand,
will result in
This works for formatting only, not for Slack Emojis.