Wikipedia:Historical archive/Abandoned help pages from 2001/PutWordsInItalicsAndBold
To put text in italics, surround it by two consecutive single quote marks (').
To put text in bold, surround it by three consecutive single quote marks.
If you're still confused, click "edit text of this page" below and look at how I put the above text in italics and bold.
- <i>But I don't want to do it <b>that</b> way!</i>