diff --git a/content/github/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md b/content/github/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md
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--- a/content/github/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md
+++ b/content/github/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ You can indicate emphasis with bold, italic, or strikethrough text in comment fi
 
 | Style | Syntax | Keyboard shortcut | Example | Output |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| Bold | `** **` or `__ __` | command/control + b | `**This is bold text**` | **This is bold text** |
-| Italic | `* *` or `_ _` | command/control + i | `*This text is italicized*` | *This text is italicized* |
+| Bold | `** **` or `__ __`| command/control + b | `**This is bold text**` | **This is bold text** |
+| Italic | `* *` or `_ _`     | command/control + i | `*This text is italicized*` | *This text is italicized* |
 | Strikethrough | `~~ ~~` | | `~~This was mistaken text~~` | ~~This was mistaken text~~ |
 | Bold and nested italic | `** **` and `_ _` | | `**This text is _extremely_ important**` | **This text is _extremely_ important** |
 | All bold and italic | `*** ***` | | `***All this text is important***` | ***All this text is important*** |