Chapter 3 Special characters

There are a number of special characters that are created using a backslash (\) before another character. These two-character codes are easily visible in the markdown because of the the backslash, where otherwise they would be difficult to notice.

3.1 Non-breaking spaces

Non-breaking spaces prevent two words from being split onto separate lines. There are a variety of cases in which they are necessary, including Scripture references. They are formed by putting a backslash prior to a regular space.

1\ Peter\ 1:3 

Output: 1 Peter 1:3

3.2 Line breaks

Sometimes, you may need to specify that text should start on a new line but remain part of the same paragraph. This can be accomplished by putting a single backslash at the end of a line.

This paragraph will continue \
on the next line.

Output: This paragraph will continue
on the next line.

3.3 Backslashes

Because backslashes are are special characters, if one needs to appear for some reason in the actual text of a book, it must be ‘escaped’ using another backslash. In other words, put two backslashes like so in the markdown followed by the output:

Markdown:

Here is a backslash \\ in the middle of a sentence. 

Output: Here is a backslash \ in the middle of a sentence.